Service Control is planning to expand its Bridgend-based mechanical and electrical services business into the Midlands, and hopes to double its workforce to 100.31-Dec-2009

Cellular Solutions (North East) is planning to expand the 24-strong workforce at its Sunderland-based telecoms business with ten new jobs.31-Dec-2009

Long Clawson Dairy has secured £2.5m from the East Midlands Development Agency to expand its cheese plant near Melton Mowbray, with the creation of 12 jobs.31-Dec-2009

Pendine Park is planning to set up a £4m dementia care centre at the former Bryn Seiont community hospital site in Caernarfon, with the creation of up to 100 jobs.31-Dec-2009

EEW Group of Germany is seeking a suitable site in Scotland to build a £27m factory to produce steel tubes for wind turbines, with the creation of 150 jobs.31-Dec-2009

Yamgo is planning to create 23 jobs at its newly-opened mobile phone entertainments business in Swansea over the next two years.31-Dec-2009

Sainsbury's has won government approval to build a new store in Nairn by the end of 2010, with the creation of about 300 jobs.23-Dec-2009

Jaguar Land Rover is to create more than 100 graduate and student placement jobs in 2010.23-Dec-2009

Subocean Group has secured a £42m private equity investment from LDC to fund the expansion of its Aberdeen-based offshore wind farms construction business, with the creation of 45 jobs.22-Dec-2009

Fendor is planning to create up to 20 new jobs at its specialist glass business in Gateshead.22-Dec-2009

Siemens Energy is to set up a wind turbine generator research centre at the University of Sheffield's Kroto Innovation Centre, with the creation of about 20 jobs.21-Dec-2009

KBR is considering proposals to invest about £100m in the creation of a wind turbine production facility at the Nigg fabrication yard in Easter Ross, which could create 2,000 jobs.21-Dec-2009

Centro has won permission for the £13m expansion of the Midland Metro tram depot in Wednesbury, with the creation of 15 jobs.21-Dec-2009

Insulation Company of Darlington is to create up to 40 new jobs, having won a government contract to install heating and insulation in households across the North.21-Dec-2009

Infoserve is looking to recruit an additional 50 sales staff at its Darlington-based online search business early next year.21-Dec-2009

Hargreaves Services is planning to create hundreds of new jobs at its new Rocpower renewable energy business, in order to manufacture plant for five new power stations in Yorkshire and Lancashire.21-Dec-2009

Marine Subsea (UK) is planning to create a further 25 jobs at its Aberdeen-based subsea services business early next year.21-Dec-2009

Basildon Council has approved plans from Hallmark Healthcare to build a £7m 70-bed care home in Billericay by spring 2011, with the creation of 70 jobs.21-Dec-2009

Shred-it, the Sale-based document shredding firm with 400 staff, is planning to create 45 jobs and open new offices in South Wales and Norfolk over the next year.21-Dec-2009

GlaxoSmithKline has confirmed that its Barnard Castle site is one of three potential locations for a new £300m biopharmaceuticals factory, which could create hundreds of jobs.21-Dec-2009

Scancom is to create ten new sales and customer services jobs in Leicester, having won a contract to sell Vodafone BlackBerry products.21-Dec-2009

Santander is to set up a new office at 1 Dorset Street in Southampton, which could lead to the creation of up to 40 jobs.17-Dec-2009

H2O is planning to open a further 20 car valeting centres and create 150 jobs over the next two years.17-Dec-2009

TrichoTech is planning to expand the workforce at its Cardiff-based drug and alcohol testing business from 50 to 60 early next year.17-Dec-2009

Anglesey Council has approved plans from Grays Waste Management for the development of a biogas plant at Mona, which will create about 14 jobs.16-Dec-2009

Western Brand Poultry is investing £4.4m in the expansion of its site in Fermanagh, with the creation of 60 jobs over the next three years.16-Dec-2009

Webtech is to invest £5m in the expansion of its flexible labels business in Enniskillen, with the creation of up to 50 jobs.16-Dec-2009

Carpenter is seeking permission to extend its foam manufacturing facilities in Glossop with 128,000 sq ft of additional space, with the creation of up to 70 jobs.15-Dec-2009

Renaissance International of Canada is to set up a private jet maintenance facility at Robin Hood Airport in Doncaster next year, with the creation of up to 70 jobs.15-Dec-2009

Smart Timber Frame Company is planning to create more than 300 jobs at its timber house frames factory in Stoke-on-Trent over the next 15 months.15-Dec-2009

Manor Grand Prix has sold an estimated £10m stake in its motor racing business to private equity firm LDC, and is creating 45 jobs in Rotherham and 60 in Bicester.14-Dec-2009

Dobbies has submitted plans to build a new £50m garden centre, hotel and shopping centre at Peel Park in East Kilbride, which could create hundreds of jobs.14-Dec-2009

Mackle Petfoods is to create up to ten new jobs at Moy in Northern Ireland early next year, in order to extend its warehouse and expand into England.14-Dec-2009

The Department for Business Innovation & Skills (BIS) is to help fund a new £44m high-performance computing institute at the universities of Cardiff and Swansea, which could create more than 400 jobs.14-Dec-2009

Quantiv, the software company, is to set up an 11,000 sq ft office at Station House in Altrincham, and hopes to expand its 32-strong workforce to 200 over the next five years.14-Dec-2009

Fife Council is to consider plans from Invertiel Developments to build a new supermarket and petrol station in Kirkcaldy, with the creation of about 330 jobs.14-Dec-2009

Newcastle Building Society is planning a significant expansion of the 200-strong workforce in its Solutions division early next year.14-Dec-2009

Anglesey County Council is to consider plans from Conygar Investment Company for a £10m distribution depot at the port of Holyhead, which could create 450 warehouse and office jobs.14-Dec-2009

Midwich is to relocate its Norfolk-based electronic products business to a larger site in Diss by next March, and 12 new sales and IT staff will be added to the 180-strong workforce.14-Dec-2009

Scottish Enterprise has announced government funding of £24m for the development of a "bioincubator" in Edinburgh's BioQuarter, in order to create up to 200 jobs in the biotechnology sector over the next five years.10-Dec-2009

Tesco has won planning permission for a £35m shopping centre redevelopment in Glengormley, Antrim, which will create up to 200 jobs.10-Dec-2009

Asda has unveiled plans to extend its store in Oldbury, with the creation of 50 jobs.10-Dec-2009

Scientis Solutions is to set up a telecoms research and development facility at De Montfort University's innovation centre in Leicester, with the creation of 13 jobs.10-Dec-2009

Vodafone is planning to recruit 50 graduates for its management training programme in September 2010.09-Dec-2009

Senergy, the Aberdeen-based energy services firm, is to create more than ten jobs at a new software division based at Banchory.09-Dec-2009

Casepak, the paper recycling and waste management company, is planning to set up a recycling facility on a 13-acre site at the Fairway Business Park in Leicester, with the creation of 90 jobs.09-Dec-2009

Intelligent Energy has confirmed plans to relocate its Loughborough-based hydrogen fuel cells business to a larger £8.5m factory at Holywell Park next year, with the creation of about 130 jobs.09-Dec-2009

Intertissue is looking into the possibility of extending its paper mill in Port Talbot, which could create up to 150 new jobs.09-Dec-2009

Stadium Electronics is to create about 20 new jobs at its factory in Hartlepool, having won a £2.3m contract to supply water meters to parts of Africa and Brazil.08-Dec-2009

SThree is looking to expand the 1,600-strong workforce in its IT recruitment business and open more international offices in 2010.07-Dec-2009

Morrisons is planning to open a new superstore at Holyhead Road in Sandwell in January 2011, with the creation of 240 jobs.07-Dec-2009

Best Buy is to create more than 100 jobs at a new electronics store due to open at the Merry Hill shopping centre near Dudley next spring.07-Dec-2009

PGL Travel has submitted plans to open a children's adventure holiday centre at the former Liddington Hotel near Swindon by spring 2010, with the creation of almost 200 jobs.07-Dec-2009

Phase Vision is looking to relocate its Loughborough-based 3D measurement devices business to a larger site, and the workforce will rise from 15 to 30.07-Dec-2009

Internet for Business is to set up a new £7m data centre in Aberdeen next year, in partnership with Dell, with the creation of ten jobs.03-Dec-2009

Glasgow City Council has approved plans from PBN Holdings for the £80m transformation of the Savoy Centre into a 32-storey hotel and office block, with the creation of up to 900 jobs.03-Dec-2009

Stockton Council is to consider plans from Bio Energy Investments to build a £150m 49MW biomass power station at Clarence Works, which could create up to 40 jobs.03-Dec-2009

Morrisons has unveiled plans to invest £12m in the development of a new store, petrol station and offices at Wadebridge in Cornwall, with the creation of at least 200 jobs.03-Dec-2009

Closures is to create 38 jobs at a new 30,000 sq ft plastic packaging factory about to open on its existing site in Mansfield.03-Dec-2009

Sainsbury's is planning to expand two stores in Derby, with the creation of at least 200 jobs.03-Dec-2009

John Lewis is to set up a customer services call centre at the Towers Business Park in Didsbury, Manchester, by September 2010, with the creation of 240 jobs.02-Dec-2009

JD Wetherspoon is planning to open 250 pubs over the next five years, as part of a £250m investment that will create up to 10,000 jobs.02-Dec-2009

Foyleside is planning to invest £100m in the expansion of its shopping centre in Londonderry, including 235,000 sq ft of additional retail space, a cinema, offices and the creation of 300 jobs.02-Dec-2009

Amec is planning to expand the 12-strong workforce at its Tyneside-based nuclear engineering division to 26 over the next year, and is moving to a new office in North Shields.02-Dec-2009

IDS, the Tyneside-based supplier of medical testing equipment, is looking to create a further 50 jobs worldwide next year.02-Dec-2009

Pukka Pies is investing £6m in the expansion of its factory at Syston in Leicestershire, with the creation of up to 20 jobs.02-Dec-2009

Crantock Bakery is planning to expand production at its Cornish bakery over the next three years, with the creation of up to 100 jobs.02-Dec-2009

Sainsbury's has submitted plans for a 14,000 sq ft extension to a store in Kidderminster, which will create up to 100 jobs.01-Dec-2009

Dreams is planning to open a further 40 bed shops over the next two years, with the creation of 500 jobs, and is particularly interested in Yorkshire.30-Nov-2009

Dhamecha Cash & Carry is to create 70 jobs at a new 100,000 sq ft depot due to open in Hayes, London, next spring.30-Nov-2009

Tesco is said to be in negotiations to set up a 500,000 sq ft distribution centre at Havering in East London, which could create up to 500 jobs.30-Nov-2009

Call Britannia is planning to open up to ten new call centres across the country to provide training for up to 10,000 unemployed people over the next seven years.30-Nov-2009

Tulip is to invest £12m in the expansion of its meat processing factory in Wirral, with the creation of 270 jobs.30-Nov-2009

Baguette Express is planning to open 30 new franchised sandwich stores in the Greater Manchester area, with the creation of 300 jobs.30-Nov-2009

Marukyu, the Japanese supplier of fishing bait, is to set up a European headquarters at Ammanford in Carmarthenshire, with the creation of 20 jobs.30-Nov-2009

Diageo is planning to more than double production at its Bushmills distillery in Antrim over the next three years, with the creation of an unspecified number of jobs.30-Nov-2009

Bradburys is to invest £5m in the expansion of its cheese distribution business in Buxton, with the creation of 55 jobs.30-Nov-2009

Telford & Wrekin Council has approved plans from Liberty Mercian for a £12m retailing development at Snedshill in Telford, including new stores for Wickes and Aldi and the creation of 70 jobs.30-Nov-2009

ATH Resources has won permission for a 500,000 tonne coal production scheme at Langton in Nottinghamshire, with the creation of 35 jobs.30-Nov-2009

North Ayrshire Council is to consider plans for the development of a £60m golf course and hotel at Western Gailes, which could create more than 100 jobs.30-Nov-2009

Palethorpes Pork Farms is to create 30 new jobs at its pie factory in Market Drayton.30-Nov-2009

Listening Company is looking to create a further 250 jobs at its call centre in Newcastle.26-Nov-2009

Peterborough City Council has approved plans for the development of a £58m waste-to-energy incinerator at Storeys Bar Road in Fengate, with the creation of 30 jobs.26-Nov-2009

Findel, the home shopping firm, is to open a 213,000 sq ft distribution centre at the new Burnley Bridge Business Park at Pollard Moor in autumn 2010, with the creation of 120 jobs.26-Nov-2009

Doherty & Gray is to invest £1.2m in the expansion of its meat processing business in Ballymena, with the creation of up to ten jobs.25-Nov-2009

Ipswich Borough Council is to consider plans from London Provincial & Overseas for the redevelopment of Ransome's Wharf, including a 90-bed hotel, 200 flats, offices, shops and the creation of 330 jobs.25-Nov-2009

Namco Funscape is looking to expand its 70-strong workforce with 30 new jobs, in order to develop its corporate hospitality business after opening a new games venue at the Gateshead MetroCentre.25-Nov-2009

Salford City Council is to consider plans from Sky Properties and Energos for the development of a recycling and renewable energy plant on Green Lane by 2012, with the creation of 50 jobs.25-Nov-2009

NuLife Glass is to create 30 jobs at a new television recycling plant due to open in Salford in January.25-Nov-2009

Ashfield In2Focus is to invest £7m in the expansion of the Ashby-based headquarters of its pharmaceutical training business, with the creation of up to 50 jobs, including the relocation of its Universal Procon division from Slough.25-Nov-2009

Osborne Engineering is planning to create 40 new jobs at its Cramlington-based bearings manufacturing business over the next year, as part of an expansion programme that will include acquisitions and a move into the Far East.24-Nov-2009

Internet Business Solutions is planning a £1.2m expansion programme over the next two years, including new offices in Birmingham, Nottingham and Sheffield and the creation of 13 jobs.24-Nov-2009

Spyker Cars is to relocate its luxury sports car assembly plant and 90 jobs from the Netherlands to Coventry by the end of 2009, in order to be closer to suppliers.23-Nov-2009

SPX Corporation of the US has confirmed plans to set up a shared service centre at an undisclosed location in Manchester in 2010, with the creation of 160 jobs.23-Nov-2009

Vion and Banham Poultry have unveiled proposals to build a major new chicken processing plant at Eye in Suffolk, with the creation of up to 900 jobs.23-Nov-2009

One North East is seeking at least six companies to take part in a £1.1m pilot scheme to train up to 360 home workers.23-Nov-2009

Hallin Marine is to relocate its Aberdeen-based oil and gas subsea contracting business from Dyce to Westhill by the end of next year, with the creation of more than 20 jobs.23-Nov-2009

Sirius Group is to create about 15 jobs at its land remediation business over the next year, having chosen Aberdeen as the location for its first Scottish office.23-Nov-2009

Cemex has won permission to build a new £50m energy-from-waste plant at Malpass Farm in Rugby, with the creation of 25 jobs.23-Nov-2009

Insure Your Motor is to create 75 new jobs at its insurance broking operation in Cwmbran early next year.23-Nov-2009

Warrington Council is to consider plans for a £27m investment at Sankey Valley Park, including holiday homes, the expansion of the Gulliver's theme park and more than 200 new jobs.23-Nov-2009

Gibraltar Care Village is creating 30 jobs at its new £10m nursing home and retirement village in Monmouth.23-Nov-2009

Res-Q is to expand its call centre in Hull, with the creation of 200 jobs over the next two years, having secured a £0.5m investment from Yorkshire Forward.23-Nov-2009

Carmarthenshire Council is supporting plans for the development of a new £14m arts centre in Llanelli by 2012, with the creation of 50 jobs.23-Nov-2009

Mothercare is planning to open 31 new out-of-town "parenting centres" by 2012, with the creation of 400 jobs, but up to 90 high street stores could close.19-Nov-2009

Birmingham City Council is to consider plans from Quintain Estate Developments to build a 204-room hotel and conference centre at the City Park Gate development, with the creation of 50 jobs.19-Nov-2009

Biffa has won planning permission to build an anaerobic digestion plant at Poplars in Staffordshire by autumn 2010, with the creation of 15 jobs.19-Nov-2009

Manchester Hoteliers Association is seeking a suitable city centre location to open a not-for-profit hotel to train 200 apprentices a year for the hospitality industry, with the creation of 33 jobs.19-Nov-2009

Caldew Hospital has submitted plans to build a new £7m private hospital in Dalston Road, Carlisle, with the creation of up to 60 jobs.19-Nov-2009

Asda has won permission to build a new 36,000 sq ft store in Langley Mill, Nottingham, as part of a £25m investment that will include 60 homes and the creation of 300 jobs.19-Nov-2009

SportStars is planning to expand its South Wales-based sports education business into England, starting with a new office in Bristol and the creation of 40 jobs.19-Nov-2009

CCG is to set up a timber-framed housing factory in Cambuslang by April 2010, with the creation of 50 jobs.18-Nov-2009

Travelodge is to invest £47m opening a further ten budget hotels, with the creation of 250 jobs, including sites in Manchester, Ealing, High Wycombe, Ipswich, Llanelli, Newbury, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Wadebridge and two in Edinburgh.18-Nov-2009

Matrix Media is to create a further 25 jobs at its Huddersfield-based office products business by the end of the year.18-Nov-2009

Conformetrix, the Manchester-based drug development company, has secured an undisclosed equity investment from the Aquarius Origin Fund and aims to expand its workforce from five to 15 by 2011.18-Nov-2009

Cogenta Systems, the price comparison website, is looking to create scores of jobs at its newly-opened office in Newcastle over the next few years, having secured a £0.8m venture capital investment.18-Nov-2009

Sainsbury's is to submit plans to rebuild its store on Yalberton Road in Paignton, with the creation of 100 new jobs.18-Nov-2009

Odyssey Financial Technologies is to set up a software development office in Glasgow in January, and the initial 20 staff could rise to 200.17-Nov-2009

Arla Foods has announced plans to build a £70m fresh milk dairy at an undisclosed site near London by 2012, with the creation of about 500 jobs.17-Nov-2009

Milligans is planning to open five new coffee shops across the North of England next year, with the creation of more than 100 jobs.17-Nov-2009

Davies Managed Systems is to expand the 147-strong workforce at its Stoke-based insurance claims business with up to 100 new staff over the next year.17-Nov-2009

Tesco has unveiled plans for a £40m investment in the refurbishment of the Lisnagelvin shopping centre in Londonderry, with the creation of 250 jobs.16-Nov-2009

Big Green Book is looking to recruit up to 20 staff at its environmental business network in Oswestry over the next year.16-Nov-2009

G Casino is to open a new £5m casino in Duchess Road, Sheffield, next month, with the creation of up to 50 jobs.16-Nov-2009

The Northwest Regional Development Agency is to help restart production at Peter Hunt's Bakery in Bolton, with the creation of 48 jobs.16-Nov-2009

National Nuclear Laboratory is to relocate its Warrington-based nuclear science business to a 17,000 sq ft unit at Chadwick House, and aims to create up to 30 jobs over the next three years.16-Nov-2009

Bodyflight is to expand the 25-strong workforce at its indoor skydiving centre in Bedfordshire by next April, due to the development of two new attractions and other facilities.16-Nov-2009

FirstSource is to create a further 150 jobs at its telecoms outsourcing call centre in Londonderry, in addition to the new jobs announced last month.12-Nov-2009

Sainsbury's is to create about 200 jobs at a new 30,000 sq ft supermarket to be included in Liberty Properties' £50m Bath House project in Ceredigion.12-Nov-2009

Swinton Insurance is looking to recruit a further 60 sales advisors at its call centre in Halifax by the end of November.12-Nov-2009

Convergys is to take an additional 10,000 sq ft of call centre space at the Quorum Business Park in Newcastle, and will now relocate to a 50,000 sq ft unit with up to 375 staff in January.12-Nov-2009

A&P Tyne has won a £55m contract to build a section for a new Royal Navy aircraft carrier, securing up to 210 jobs at its Tyneside shipyard.11-Nov-2009

Quay Pharma is to relocate from Bromborough to a new £2.7m pharmaceuticals research and development centre at Deeside Industrial Park in Flintshire in January, with the creation of 54 jobs.11-Nov-2009

Plexus Law is to open an office in Manchester city centre over the next few months, recruiting up to 18 lawyers.11-Nov-2009

Science City York has secured £20m of European funding to help create up to 700 jobs over the next five years, including the creation of new business space at York University and the Sand Hutton complex.11-Nov-2009

British School of Motoring (BSM) is planning to expand its chain of 94 driving centres and recruit up to 3,000 instructors over the next two years, having undergone a £10m management buy-out from Arques Industries.11-Nov-2009

WorkCast is looking to expand the workforce at its Durham-based video conferencing technology business from ten to 30 over the next year, having secured a £0.8m investment.10-Nov-2009

Peterborough Renewable Energy (PREL) has won government permission to build a £250m waste-fuelled power plant at Fengate by 2013, with the creation of 100 jobs.09-Nov-2009

Keepmoat is to create up to 200 jobs at its Frank Haslam Milan housebuilding business in Sunderland over the next two years.09-Nov-2009

ProCenseo is to create up to 27 jobs at its new energy-efficiency technology business in Dundee.09-Nov-2009

Houghton International is to create 40 jobs at its Newcastle-based electrical engineering business over the next three years.09-Nov-2009

Quinn Group is planning to create 800 new jobs over the next three years, mainly at its Derrylin factory in Fermanagh.09-Nov-2009

Lighthouse Caledonia has submitted plans to set up a £5m fish processing factory at Arnish, near Stornoway, with the creation of 100 jobs.09-Nov-2009

Internet Search Marketing is looking to create 33 new jobs at its office in Berwick over the next three years.09-Nov-2009

IPC Security is planning to create 500 new jobs for security guards across the country over the next two years, including 30 new jobs at its Gateshead headquarters.09-Nov-2009

Southern Electric is looking to create 200 new jobs at its new headquarters in Havant over the next two years, and is mainly seeking call centre and IT staff.09-Nov-2009

Conduit is planning to increase its UK workforce from 2,500 to 5,000 over the next two years, which will benefit call centres in Cardiff, Swansea and Plymouth.09-Nov-2009

Harris Pye has won a contract to refit a Saga cruise ship at Swansea Dry Dock, which could create 300 new jobs.05-Nov-2009

DCS Multiserve is looking to create more than 50 jobs over the next year, having expanded its Newcastle-based cleaning franchise business into a full facilities management service.05-Nov-2009

GO Outdoors is to create 40 jobs at a new outdoor clothing store in Newcastle next month, as part of a strategy to open 19 stores by 2011.05-Nov-2009

Total Trade Group is looking to create about 200 jobs at its Rhyl-based property maintenance business over the next year, as it hopes to provide a national service for a DIY company.05-Nov-2009

Skandia is planning to create up to 35 jobs at a new Adviser Direct Centre in Southampton, but 100 sales administration jobs could be lost at nine regional offices.05-Nov-2009

B&M Retail is to invest £8m in the development of a new headquarters and warehouse in Speke, Liverpool, with the creation of up to 600 jobs.04-Nov-2009

Travelodge is to open seven new budget hotels in Bournemouth, Edinburgh, Farnborough, Liverpool, Macclesfield, Newquay and Norwich by the end of the year, with the creation of 150 jobs, but 15 jobs are being cut at its head office in Thame.04-Nov-2009

Salem Tube International is looking to increase its 30-strong workforce to 50 by 2011, having just opened a new 70,000 sq ft industrial tubing factory in Northumberland.04-Nov-2009

Metalysis is to create 90 new jobs at its metals technology business in Rotherham, having secured a £1.5m investment grant from Yorkshire Forward.02-Nov-2009

Enworks has secured a £10m investment from NWDA and ERDF to expand its environmental business support service, in order to support a further 1,250 companies in the North West and create up to 240 jobs.02-Nov-2009

Phoenix Chemicals has secured a Scottish Government grant to reopen the former Shasun pharmaceutical chemicals plant in Annan, as part of a £4m investment that will create 58 jobs over the next three years.02-Nov-2009

Tesco is to submit plans to build a new 80,000 sq ft superstore in Peterlee, with the creation of 400 jobs.02-Nov-2009

Angels Care Services is looking to expand its 70-strong workforce with 30 new jobs in Newport.02-Nov-2009

The Department for Business Innovation & Skills is to provide £40m of funding for a new manufacturing technology centre due to open in Coventry in 2011, in a partnership between a number of universities, companies and development agencies that will create 150 jobs.29-Oct-2009

Best Buy, the US electronics retailer, has started to recruit the first of up to 8,000 staff for its UK expansion programme, with the first two stores due to open in Southampton and Thurrock next spring.29-Oct-2009

AvMan Engineering is looking to create up to 40 jobs at its new aircraft maintenance business at Kent International Airport by the end of the year.29-Oct-2009

Fortis Insurance is to create up to 550 new jobs in Gloucester, Stoke and Eastleigh over the next year, having agreed new partnerships with Tesco and Toyota.29-Oct-2009

J&A Young is to relocate its Jayplas plastics recycling business from Rutland to Corby next year, with the creation of between ten and 100 jobs.28-Oct-2009

Freightex is setting up a new road freight office with ten brokers near Manchester Airport by March 2010.28-Oct-2009

Tesco Bank is to set up a 100,000 sq ft insurance customer service centre at the Quorum Business Park in Newcastle next year, with the creation of 1,000 jobs.28-Oct-2009

VTP Global is to submit plans early next year to build a £95m vertical theme park at Millennium Point in Birmingham, with the creation of 650 jobs.27-Oct-2009

Kwik Fit Insurance is looking to recruit 84 additional staff for its call centre at Uddingston in Glasgow by the end of the year.27-Oct-2009

Newcastle Science City has announced a £6m fund to support up to 40 new technology-based companies in Newcastle-upon-Tyne over the next few years, with the creation of up to 4,000 jobs.27-Oct-2009

Fuda-Hobart Rose is to create 20 new jobs at its furniture factory in North Shields by the end of the year.27-Oct-2009

SCM Pharma is looking to expand the workforce at its Northumberland-based pharmaceuticals production business from 43 to almost 70 next year.27-Oct-2009

Bolton Cold Stores is planning to expand the 27-strong workforce at its Bolton-based meat supplies business with 14 new staff early next year.27-Oct-2009

Domestic & General is looking to recruit 150 temporary staff at its call centre in Nottingham.27-Oct-2009

LA Fitness is investing £30m in the revamp of its 83 fitness clubs, and 350 jobs will be created at its 24 clubs in London.26-Oct-2009

DM Design is to create 70 new jobs at its home interiors marketing call centre in Kirkcaldy.26-Oct-2009

Technology Services Group is to create 102 jobs at its IT support operations in Gosforth and Gateshead over the next five years, having secured a £0.5m grant from One North East.26-Oct-2009

Dalesman Group is looking to expand the 81-strong workforce at its Bradford-based food seasonings factory with ten new staff, having completed a warehouse extension.26-Oct-2009

Nacelle Systems Consultancy is to invest £0.9m in the expansion of its aircraft engines technology business in Belfast, with the creation of 13 jobs.26-Oct-2009

Ipswich Borough Council is considering plans to set up a new call centre to handle all enquiries for Grafton House, and the 20 new jobs would replace up to 40 existing jobs in other departments.26-Oct-2009

Infoserve is to create up to 60 new jobs at its online directories business in Darlington by next February.26-Oct-2009

Business Internet Directory is creating up to 40 jobs at a new online services office in Leeds.26-Oct-2009

WANdisco is planning to expand the workforce at its Sheffield-based software business from 11 to 50 by the end of 2010.26-Oct-2009

Fifth Generation Technologies of India is to set up a software development operation in Sunderland, with the creation of 25 jobs.26-Oct-2009

Decathlon has submitted plans to set up a new sports superstore at the Gallagher Retail Park in Wednesbury, with the creation of 65 jobs.26-Oct-2009

Manchester Airports Group has submitted plans to build a four-star 200-room hotel at East Midlands Airport, with the creation of 150 jobs.26-Oct-2009

Brunch Box Sandwich Company is expanding the 55-strong workforce at its Dundonald-based sandwich production business with 41 new jobs.22-Oct-2009

Daysoft is to expand the 160-strong workforce at its contact lens production plant in Lanarkshire with ten new staff by the end of the year.22-Oct-2009

Shropshire Council is to consider plans from Matrix Medical for the development of a £13m primary care surgery in Shrewsbury, with the creation of up to 70 jobs.22-Oct-2009

Blackfriars Bakery is looking to increase the workforce at its new factory in Leicester from 43 to 60 over the next three years.22-Oct-2009

FirstSource is planning to expand the 900-strong workforce at its telecoms outsourcing business in Londonderry with 100 additional staff.21-Oct-2009

Harratts is creating 30 jobs at a new Honda car dealership in Wakefield.21-Oct-2009

Admiral Insurance is to create 87 jobs at its customer services and renewals department in Swansea over the next few months.21-Oct-2009

The New York Stock Exchange is to set up a technology service centre in Belfast, with the creation of up to 400 jobs over the next two years.20-Oct-2009

Moran Hotel Group is to invest £20m in the expansion of its four-star hotel in Chiswick, London, including 81 new bedrooms and the creation of 80 jobs.20-Oct-2009

Southern Electric is to create 30 new jobs for meter readers and installers in Peterborough.20-Oct-2009

Watson-Marlow is recruiting 12 new staff at its silicon tubing factory in Falmouth, following a recent £7.3m expansion project.20-Oct-2009

B&M Retail is planning to open 40 B&M Bargains discount stores next year, with the creation of 1,200 jobs.19-Oct-2009

LDV has sold the assets of its Birmingham-based van manufacturing business out of administration to Eco Concept, and up to 200 jobs will be created at a new electric vehicles factory in the Midlands.19-Oct-2009

Cool Blue Box Company is looking to set up a new washing facility for fish boxes at Europarc in Grimsby, with the creation of up to 30 jobs.19-Oct-2009

BroadSoft is planning to expand its telecoms software support office in Belfast, with the creation of up to ten jobs.19-Oct-2009

Norfolkline, the ferry company, is to expand its financial services centre in Belfast, with the creation of 60 jobs over the next 18 months.19-Oct-2009

Grocontinental is to invest £3m in a new 80,000 sq ft temperature-controlled facility for its Shropshire-based haulage business, with the creation of about ten new jobs.19-Oct-2009

Herbert Brown is planning to expand its chain of 30 jewellery stores with ten new outlets by summer 2010, with the creation of 60 jobs.19-Oct-2009

Plumina UK is seeking a suitable location in the North East for a new £2m headquarters and manufacturing facility with 20 staff, following a £30m investment by Almas Capital in its LED lighting business.19-Oct-2009

Ten Square is planning to build a new £14m 80-bedroom three-star hotel in Downpatrick by spring 2011, with the creation of 75 jobs.15-Oct-2009

Global Renewables Lancashire is to create 340 jobs at two new waste treatment plants due to open in Leyland and Thornton by next summer.15-Oct-2009

ProAktive Risk Group is linking up with Rotherham-based TIB Insurance Brokers to open a new insurance office in Sheffield this month, with the creation of an initial 12 jobs.15-Oct-2009

GlaxoSmithKline is to provide land and facilities worth £11m to a joint venture with the government and Wellcome Trust to build a new £37m bioscience campus in Stevenage, which could create up to 1,500 jobs.14-Oct-2009

HEROtsc is planning to reopen its call centre in Greenock with the creation of 200 jobs, and a further 170 jobs are being created at its site in Falkirk.14-Oct-2009

Heygates has selected a 20-acre site at Newton Heath in Manchester to build a new £20m Fine Lady bakery, which could create up to 250 jobs.14-Oct-2009

Sainsbury's has unveiled plans to build a £39m 60,000 sq ft superstore in Waterlooville, with the creation of up to 500 jobs.14-Oct-2009

All Fleet Services is to increase the workforce at its Gloucester-based car fleet services call centre from 78 to 96 by the end of the year.14-Oct-2009

Bonnington Plastics of Loughborough and Pal International of Lutterworth hope to create up to 60 new jobs to cope with rising demand for the supply of disinfectant hand wipes.14-Oct-2009

South Northants Council is to consider outline plans from Martin Robeson Planning Practice to develop a new 25-acre industrial estate near the Sawmills in Brackley, which could create up to 1,000 jobs.13-Oct-2009

Tesco is looking to create 500 jobs at a new 100,000 sq ft store proposed for Old Trafford in Manchester, as part of the redevelopment of Lancashire County Cricket Club.13-Oct-2009

The Royal Bolton Hospital is to create 400 new jobs by 2011 with the transfer of inpatient maternity services from Bury and Salford.13-Oct-2009

RPMI is looking to expand the 226-strong workforce at its pensions administration business in Darlington over the next few months.13-Oct-2009

Integrated Support is looking to recruit 70 additional staff for its specialist care services business in the North East over the next three months.13-Oct-2009

NaviNet of the US is to invest £4.4m in a software research and development centre in Belfast, with the creation of 60 jobs over the next three years.12-Oct-2009

Gretna Gateway Outlet Village is opening six new stores with the creation of about 50 jobs, and a new development phase will soon create a further 15,000 sq ft.12-Oct-2009

Executive Care Group of Gateshead is to open seven new care homes in Dundee, Newmarket, Poole, Redcar, South Shields, Stocksfield and Wisbech over the next year, with the creation of 300 jobs.12-Oct-2009

Sainsbury's is to recruit 150 staff for a new 27,000 sq ft supermarket due to open in Westhoughton, Bolton, in February.12-Oct-2009

Seafield Logistics is expected to create a number of new jobs at a 41,000 sq ft warehouse in Worksop, having won a contract to distribute luggage products for Tripp.12-Oct-2009

Scottish & Southern Energy is to set up a £20m renewable energy research centre at Strathclyde University in Glasgow, with the creation of 250 jobs.08-Oct-2009

Marine Harvest is planning to invest £40m in the development of four new salmon farms in the Highlands and Islands, with the creation of 40 jobs.08-Oct-2009

Rowe's the Bakers is to recruit 20 additional production staff at its bakery in Penryn, in order to supply scones to Tesco.08-Oct-2009

New Horizons Global is planning to expand the 18-strong workforce at its biotechnology operation in Knowsley to 60 over the next year, following a £1.4m investment in the production of omega-3 oil.08-Oct-2009

Sainsbury's is to submit plans to Derby City Council to extend its store in Chaddesden by 28,700 sq ft, with the creation of up to 150 jobs.08-Oct-2009

Greenberg Traurig of the US is planning to set up a commercial law office in London with more than 200 lawyers over the next three years.07-Oct-2009

The East Midlands Development Agency has announced that Kenmark of Taiwan is to set up a television factory in Corby in early 2010, with the creation of 500 jobs.07-Oct-2009

The Phone Room is looking to recruit 30 staff for its new fundraising call centre in Oxford.07-Oct-2009

Marks & Spencer is recruiting 118 staff for a new 25,000 sq ft store due to open in Witney, Oxfordshire, this month.07-Oct-2009

BGL Group is creating up to 50 IT, management, marketing and product development jobs at its insurance office in Peterborough.07-Oct-2009

Durham County Council is to consider plans for the £24m expansion of Dalton Park shopping centre, including a cinema, hotel, superstore and the creation of 500 jobs.07-Oct-2009

Clifton Packaging is planning to expand the 65-strong workforce at its Braunstone-based packaging business with up to 15 new jobs.07-Oct-2009

Altus Edwin Hill is to recruit up to ten agents for a new property services office in Newcastle, having ended negotiations to merge with Storeys SSP.05-Oct-2009

John Lewis is to set up two customer services call centres in Glasgow and either Newcastle or Manchester next year, with the creation of about 500 jobs, but its network of 25 branch-based call centres will close.05-Oct-2009

Carewatch is looking to recruit 37 additional staff for its care services business in Leicester.05-Oct-2009

Evince Technology is looking to secure £2m of venture capital funding for the commercial production of a new diamond electronic switch, which could lead to the creation of hundreds of jobs in the North East.05-Oct-2009

Sheffield Theatres is to create up to 100 new jobs at the Studio, Lyceum and Crucible theatres in Sheffield.05-Oct-2009

Quintiles Transnational Corp is creating a further 150 jobs at its new 115,000 sq ft biopharmaceutical services site in Livingston.05-Oct-2009

Lotus has unveiled plans for an investment of £86m in its return to Formula 1 motor racing, with the creation of about 250 jobs at the Racing Technologies Norfolk base at Hingham.01-Oct-2009

Global Hybrid Roofing Solutions of the US is considering central Scotland as a potential location for a new £17m factory to produce synthetic composite roofing, which could create up to 500 jobs.01-Oct-2009

The New & Renewable Energy Centre (Narec) is to expand its offshore renewables testing operation in Blyth, Northumberland, with the creation of 15 jobs.01-Oct-2009

Legacy Hotels & Resorts is recruiting 75 staff at the former Quality Hotel in Cardiff, which is due to reopen as the Legacy Cardiff International Hotel in October.01-Oct-2009

Holiday Inn is to start recruiting 90 staff for a new 141-bedroom hotel due to open at Morn Hill in Winchester in spring 2010.30-Sep-2009

Air Livery is planning to expand the 50-strong workforce at its new aircraft refinishing centre at Manchester Airport.30-Sep-2009

Mosleys is to invest £10m in the expansion of its waste disposal business in North Yorkshire over the next two years, including a new £8m anaerobic digester and the creation of 20 jobs.30-Sep-2009

Homeserve Claims Management is creating 300 new jobs at its customer services call centre in Preston by early next year.29-Sep-2009

One NorthEast has announced that Longbenton Foods is to restart production at the former Findus crispy pancakes factory on Tyneside in early 2010, with the creation of 230 jobs.28-Sep-2009

Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge has unveiled plans to invest £300m in the expansion of its site and new medical research facilities over the next 20 years, creating up to 8,000 new jobs.28-Sep-2009

Kingswood is to open a new children's education and activity centre at Grosvenor Hall in Ashford in March, with the creation of up to 150 jobs.28-Sep-2009

Alert Fire & Security is seeking permission to expand its office, workshop and storage facilities in Burnley, with the creation of 14 jobs.28-Sep-2009

Bond Aviation Group is creating up to 80 new jobs at its helicopter operations in Gloucestershire and Aberdeen, having won new contracts worth £153m.28-Sep-2009

East Lindsey District Council is to consider plans from Revive Leisure for the development of an indoor market and car auction site at Manby, with the creation of 50 jobs.28-Sep-2009

Almac Laboratories has secured planning permission for the multi-million pound expansion of its pharmaceutical operations in Portadown, which will lead to the creation of up to 500 jobs.28-Sep-2009

British Polythene Industries is investing £7m in the expansion of its film production site at Ardeer in Ayrshire, with the creation of 40 jobs.28-Sep-2009

Asda has unveiled plans to open a 25,000 sq ft store at the former Dunnes site on Crumlin Road in North Belfast next year, with the creation of up to 230 jobs.28-Sep-2009

Tesco is looking to expand its store in St Austell, with the creation of 180 jobs.28-Sep-2009

A&P Falmouth and Pendennis Shipyard are in discussions to transfer the production of superyachts from Babcock Marine in Plymouth to Cornwall, which could create up to 200 jobs.24-Sep-2009

Wiltshire County Council has approved plans from Kenmore Capital to build a distribution centre in Amesbury, which could create up to 1,200 jobs.24-Sep-2009

Sainsbury's is creating about 200 jobs at new supermarkets in Belfast and Carrickfergus over the next few weeks.24-Sep-2009

MoneySolvers UK is to relocate its telephone-based financial solutions business from Skipton to Keighley, with the creation of about 30 new jobs by the end of the year.24-Sep-2009

Merthyr Tydfil Council is to consider plans from Care 4U to build three residential care homes near Castle Park, with the creation of 30 jobs.24-Sep-2009

Belfast City Council is to consider plans from Sun Explorer to build a £50m 26-storey hotel and apartment complex on Castle Street, which could create 300 jobs.23-Sep-2009

Swinton is looking to recruit 50 staff at its insurance call centres in Halifax and Norwich.23-Sep-2009

West is planning to open a second £2m brewery at an undisclosed location in Glasgow's East End by the end of next year, with the creation of 25 jobs.22-Sep-2009

BTS Fabrications is to expand its cladding fabrication business in County Durham, including an investment in new equipment and the creation of 22 jobs.22-Sep-2009

Acxiom is to create 200 new jobs at its 2Touch call centre in Sunderland, as part of a £1m investment in new equipment and staff development.22-Sep-2009

North of England P&I Association is planning to expand the 170-strong workforce at its shipping insurance business with 60 new staff over the next few years, and 15,000 sq ft will be added to its headquarters on Newcastle's Quayside.22-Sep-2009

LBM is looking to recruit a further 20 staff at its Belfast-based direct marketing office by mid-October, having won new contracts with Vodafone and O2 Ireland.21-Sep-2009

Clipper Windpower has secured a £4.4m government grant to manufacture wind turbines at a new factory being built in Newcastle upon Tyne, which could lead to the creation of 1,000 jobs.21-Sep-2009

BGlobal is planning to create about 30 jobs in East Lancashire over the next year, having won contracts to supply smart meters to Superdrug and Gazprom.21-Sep-2009

Amazon is to set up a temporary 500,000 sq ft distribution warehouse in Peterborough over the next few weeks, with the creation of 170 jobs.21-Sep-2009

TES is planning to create a further 15 jobs in Cookstown by 2010, following a recent £4.4m investment in its water and waste treatment systems business.21-Sep-2009

Newhaven Port & Properties has unveiled proposals to create a renewable energy centre in Newhaven, including a manufacturing base for offshore windfarm technology and the creation of 100 jobs.21-Sep-2009

Sainsbury's has unveiled plans to build a new 60,000 sq ft supermarket in Livingston, with the creation of up to 500 jobs.21-Sep-2009

Ecco Newsprint is to start work on the development of a new £275m paper mill at Wilton on Teesside next year, which will create 200 jobs.21-Sep-2009

Xscape has won approval to build a £40m hotel, casino and shopping centre at its site in Milton Keynes, with the creation of 200 jobs.17-Sep-2009

Poundland is to open six discount stores in Northern Ireland by the end of the year, with the creation of 210 jobs.17-Sep-2009

Dunelm is planning to open about 12 new home furnishings stores and create up to 1,000 jobs over the next year.16-Sep-2009

Asda is to submit plans to build a new 28,000 sq ft store in Forfar, with the creation of up to 270 jobs.16-Sep-2009

MB Aerospace is looking to expand the 40-strong workforce at its factory in Burnley, having won a £18m contract to supply torpedo and desk launch systems to Boeing.16-Sep-2009

Absolute Invoice Finance is looking to double the 230-strong workforce at its Manchester-based loans business over the next five years, following the recent buy out from Cattles.16-Sep-2009

Tees Alliance Group of Billingham is to build prototype wave power platforms for Langlee Wave Power of Norway, which could lead to the creation of up to 150 jobs if full production follows.16-Sep-2009

Elecscoot is in negotiations with One Northeast to set up an electric scooter manufacturing plant in Sunderland, with the creation of up to ten jobs.16-Sep-2009

Carlton Power has secured the backing of Trafford Council to build a £600m gas-fired power station next to the proposed Carrington Energy Centre, with the creation of 60 jobs.16-Sep-2009

Citation is planning to expand the 200-strong workforce at its Wilmslow-based health and safety and employment laws business with 50 new staff over the next year.15-Sep-2009

Areva T&D is to invest £12m in the expansion of its power transformers factory in Stafford, which could create dozens of new jobs.15-Sep-2009

Randox Laboratories is to create a further 34 jobs at its biotechnology business in County Antrim.14-Sep-2009

Tesco is to set up a telecoms customer services call centre managed by Vertex in Prescot, with the creation of 100 jobs.14-Sep-2009

Westframe is to create 12 new jobs at its timber housing frames factory in Enderby, having won a number of new contracts.14-Sep-2009

Viridor has unveiled proposals to build a £180m waste incinerator and recycling plant at Lee Mill in South Devon, which would create 40 jobs.14-Sep-2009

Vikoma is seeking government funding for a £12m expansion programme on the Isle of Wight, in order to manufacture the Rotawave biomass fuels machine and create up to 300 jobs over the next five years.14-Sep-2009

Swale Borough Council has approved plans for the £20m expansion of Kent Science Park at Sittingbourne, which could lead to the creation of up to 500 jobs.14-Sep-2009

Universal Beverages is to create up to 35 jobs at its factory in Ledbury, as work starts on the development of a new canning line.14-Sep-2009

Asda has unveiled plans for a new 49,000 sq ft store in north Belfast, with the creation of up to 150 jobs.14-Sep-2009

BenRiach Distillery of Larbert is to invest £7m in its GlenDronach malt whisky brand, including £5m for casks, £2m for promotion and the creation of five jobs.14-Sep-2009

Microsoft is to help create 3,000 jobs for apprentices in its own business and partner companies by 2012, as part of a multi-million pound IT training scheme.10-Sep-2009

Jotun Paints (Europe) is planning a multi-million pound expansion of its paints factory in Flixborough, with the creation of an unspecified number of jobs.10-Sep-2009

Complete Group is looking to expand its care services business into Merseyside, with the creation of 25 jobs.10-Sep-2009

Mattioli Woods is looking to double the workforce at its Leicester-based pensions business to more than 300 over the next five years, and up to £5m could be spent on acquisitions.10-Sep-2009

Totally Travel is to create ten new jobs at its 1st4cruising travel business in Leicester, following the formation of an upmarket holidays joint venture with Sunderland-based Hays Travel.10-Sep-2009

Pontins is invest about £100m at its Southport holiday park, with the creation of 250 jobs, but the Blackpool site will close with the loss of 70 jobs.09-Sep-2009

Mobil is to invest £120m in the expansion of the Beryl oil and gas field in the North Sea, with the creation of 80 jobs.09-Sep-2009

Forrester Park has unveiled plans to invest £65m in the expansion of its golfing resort in West Fife, including a five-star hotel, equestrian centre, leisure complex and up to 100 new jobs.09-Sep-2009

Sainsbury's has unveiled plans to build a new 70,000 sq ft supermarket at the former agricultural market site in Perth, with the creation of 500 jobs.09-Sep-2009

Jigsaw Insurance Marketing is to open a new call centre in Bridgend in October, with the creation of 56 jobs.08-Sep-2009

McGinnis Group is to recruit 100 construction workers for a housing development on the Saintfield Road in Belfast.07-Sep-2009

Bury Council is to consider plans from the Alpha Hospital to build two new psychiatric units providing more than 80 beds, which could create 225 jobs.07-Sep-2009

St Enoch Centre is looking to create up to 700 additional jobs at its shopping centre in Glasgow over the next few months, following a £100m expansion project that will add 40 new stores.07-Sep-2009

Ramsdens of Middlesbrough is planning to expand its chain of 46 pawnbroking and jewellery shops to 100 by 2011, with the creation of 200 jobs.07-Sep-2009

Booths is considering plans to set up a 23,000 sq ft food store at MediaCityUK in Salford Quays, with the creation of about 180 jobs.07-Sep-2009

Abfad of Sunderland is looking to set up a new factory in the North East to manufacture a new device for the painting of ships, which will create about 20 jobs.07-Sep-2009

Asda has unveiled plans to build a new 38,000 sq ft superstore on Bradbeck Road in Bradford, with the creation of 350 jobs.07-Sep-2009

Ideal Care Homes is recruiting 60 staff for a new 78-bed care home in Harehill, Leeds.07-Sep-2009

BMW is to produce two new Mini models at its car factory in Oxford, which could create an estimated 1,000 jobs.03-Sep-2009

Matalan is to recruit 300 staff for new discount stores due to open at Cheetham Hill in Greater Manchester, Colindale in North London and Elgin in Morayshire.03-Sep-2009

Sapporo Teppanyaki is to create 50 jobs at a new £2m restaurant due to open at Merchant City in Glasgow at the end of September.02-Sep-2009

Ideal Care Homes is creating 50 jobs at a new 60-bed care home due to open in Bentilee, Stoke-on-Trent, in December.02-Sep-2009

Milk Link has won approval for revised plans to extend its cheese factory in Hampton, Cheshire, which will create about 19 jobs.01-Sep-2009

Fylde Dairies is to recruit 22 additional staff by the end of the year, following the creation of a new dairy distribution centre in Preston.01-Sep-2009

Cosalt Offshore is planning to recruit an additional 50 staff in Aberdeen and Lowestoft over the next year, having just won a £25m contract from BP to supply lifting equipment in the North Sea.01-Sep-2009

Forth Ports is planning to build four 100MW biomass power plants in Dundee, Grangemouth, Leith and Rosyth, in a £1.2bn partnership with Scottish & Southern Energy that could create 180 jobs.31-Aug-2009

Prolog has unveiled proposals to relocate its Sudbury-based logistics business to a new £50m site in Chilton, which could create up to 500 new jobs.31-Aug-2009

Capita is to create a further 200 jobs at its Craigforth insurance call centre in Stirling.31-Aug-2009

Cleeve Technology of Canada is planning to expand the 16-strong workforce at the new Swindon headquarters of its electrical interconnect solutions business over the next few months.31-Aug-2009

Jet2 is planning to set up a base at East Midlands Airport in spring 2010, with the creation of about 80 jobs.31-Aug-2009

Gaia Power has appointed Aker Solutions to build a £200m biomass power plant in Billingham by 2012, which will create about 400 construction jobs.31-Aug-2009

Hodgkinson Bricklaying Contractors of Derby is creating 70 new jobs for bricklayers, project managers and quantity surveyors, having won a number of new building contracts.27-Aug-2009

Lidl has won planning permission to build a new £4.5m supermarket in Nuneaton, with the creation of 30 jobs.27-Aug-2009

Adrian Flux is planning to create 100 jobs at its motor insurance business in Norfolk by November, including vacancies for clerical, sales and customer service staff.27-Aug-2009

Thistle Seafoods has submitted plans to expand its fish processing factory in Boddam, Aberdeenshire, having received a £1.3m Scottish Government grant that will create ten jobs.27-Aug-2009

Surrey NanoSystems is looking to create hundreds of jobs at its Sussex-based carbon nanotubes business over the next three years, having just secured £2.5m of funding that will create an initial 12 engineering jobs.27-Aug-2009

Qedi, the Aberdeen-based oil services company, is planning to expand its 300-strong worldwide workforce with 60 additional staff over the next year.25-Aug-2009

Jet2 is to launch four new routes from Newcastle Airport to Crete, Cyprus, Gran Canaria and Turkey next summer, with the creation of about 100 jobs.25-Aug-2009

City of York Council is to consider plans from Grantside for the regeneration of the former Terry's factory site, including two hotels, shops, a care home and the creation of more than 2,700 jobs.24-Aug-2009

MGt is to create 120 new jobs at its call centres in Kirkcaldy and Methil.24-Aug-2009

Severfield-Rowen has secured outline planning permission to expand its structural steel fabrication facilities at the Dalton Industrial Estate near Thirsk, which could create up to 120 new jobs.24-Aug-2009

Arnold Clark is planning to create 700 jobs at its car dealerships across the country by early next year, with new sites opening in Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Huddersfield, Manchester, Stafford and Warrington.24-Aug-2009

Aviemore Highland Resort is to invest £4m in improvements to its four hotels by next summer, with the creation of ten jobs.24-Aug-2009

New Look has submitted plans for the 96,000 sq ft expansion of its fashion distribution centre in Chesterton, with the creation of up to 450 jobs.24-Aug-2009

Auntie Anne's Pretzels is planning to open a further seven franchised outlets at shopping centres in Northern Ireland, with the creation of up to 100 jobs over the next year.24-Aug-2009

BAe Systems has unveiled plans to set up a new £30m munitions factory at the former Dunlop site at Washington on Wearside, with the creation of about 300 jobs.24-Aug-2009

Tesco has secured a £5m Scottish Government grant to set up a financial services call centre in Glasgow in early 2010, with the creation of up to 800 jobs.20-Aug-2009

The Scottish Government is to award a £13m grant to fund the expansion of Fife Energy Park in Methil, in order to increase its share of the offshore wind market and create hundreds of local jobs.20-Aug-2009

Echo-U is planning to expand the 100-strong workforce at its Newcastle-based call centre to 120 over the next few months, as more companies are outsourcing their customer services.20-Aug-2009

Cockerills is to invest £3m in the expansion of its York-based potato supply business, with the creation of about 33 new jobs over the next five years.20-Aug-2009

Nova Laboratories is to set up a new £2m factory to manufacture bone cement for hip replacements near its existing site in Leicestershire by December, with the creation of up to 60 jobs.19-Aug-2009

Ladhar Group has secured a £10m funding package to expand its chain of care homes into Yorkshire, with the creation of more than 100 jobs by the end of the year.19-Aug-2009

Jet2 is to launch three new routes from Manchester Airport to Kos, Venice and Gran Canaria in summer 2010, with the creation of 250 jobs.19-Aug-2009

Greenberg, the glazing company, is to set up a new office and call centre on the Hellaby industrial estate in Rotherham, with the creation of 80 jobs.19-Aug-2009

Brooks Inspection Solutions, the US robotics engineering firm, is to set up a European headquarters at Barnwood in Gloucestershire, with the creation of up to 80 jobs.19-Aug-2009

St Modwen is to submit plans to build a new business park on a 22-acre site at Clevedon in North Somerset, providing 300,000 sq ft of commercial space and up to 450 jobs.19-Aug-2009

Mills Group is looking to expand its chain of 78 convenience stores, and will also increase the 65-strong workforce at its Whitley Bay head office with ten additional staff.18-Aug-2009

Helius Energy is to build a £50m combined heat and power plant fuelled by whisky by-products at Rothes in Moray over the next two years, with the creation of up to 100 jobs.17-Aug-2009

Aberdeenshire Council is to consider plans from Lovie to build a waste processing and soil treatment plant in Buchan, with the creation of up to 35 jobs.17-Aug-2009

Tesco has won permission from Northumberland County Council to build a new store in Tweedmouth, with the creation of more than 200 jobs.17-Aug-2009

North Lincolnshire Council is supporting John Carson Innovations in the development of a new Limelite fertiliser pellets factory in Bonby, with the creation of 24 jobs.17-Aug-2009

Villafont and Southern Care Group are to build a £3.8m care home in Urmston by next year, with the creation of 75 jobs.17-Aug-2009

Edinburgh Smoked Salmon Company (Essco) is planning to expand the 300-strong workforce at its Dingwall-based fish processing operation with up to 60 new jobs in 2010, due to rising demand from Asda.17-Aug-2009

Call Centre Dynamics is looking to expand the workforce at its call centre in Dundee with about eight new staff every month for the next 12 months.13-Aug-2009

Mformation Technologies is planning to expand the 31-strong workforce at its software development operation in Belfast with 14 new jobs.13-Aug-2009

Costain is planning to recruit at least 200 extra people over the next year, including project managers, engineers and health and safety staff.13-Aug-2009

Ryanair is to invest £120m setting up a new base at Leeds-Bradford International Airport, with the creation of 100 jobs.12-Aug-2009

Bedford Borough Council has approved plans from TRE Global UK to set up a 200,000 sq ft data centre at Twinwoods Business Park in Clapham by 2010, with the creation of 50 jobs.12-Aug-2009

Skymark Performance Films is to invest £3m in the expansion of its plastics packaging factory in Scunthorpe, with the creation of 80 jobs.12-Aug-2009

Pentalogic Technology is looking to recruit additional software development and customer support staff at its new office in Cheltenham over the coming months.12-Aug-2009

MGT Power is planning to build a £500m 295MW biomass power plant at the Port of Tyne by 2014, with the creation of 150 jobs.11-Aug-2009

Network Rail has won approval from Wiltshire Council to build a railway recycling centre in Westbury, which would create up to 30 jobs.11-Aug-2009

Conways Toymaster is opening four new toy shops in Barnsley, Blackburn, Harrogate and Middlesbrough, with the creation of more than 20 jobs.11-Aug-2009

Thermacore Europe is planning to expand capacity at its Ashington-based thermal management and electronics cooling systems business, with the creation of up to 20 jobs.10-Aug-2009

Peter Hunt's Bakery is creating 90 new jobs at its factory in Bolton, having won a contract to supply pies to Birds Eye.10-Aug-2009

TeleTech is to create up to 80 jobs for linguists at its call centre in Belfast over the next month.10-Aug-2009

Sainsbury's has announced plans to create 1,300 jobs in Scotland by summer 2010, including new stores at Strathaven and Prestwick and the extension of other stores to include clothing and homeware.10-Aug-2009

Pendle Borough Council is supporting proposals for the creation of a new call centre for up to 120 staff next to telecoms firm Daisy's office on the Lomeshaye Industrial Estate in Nelson.07-Aug-2009

Doncaster Council is in discussions with Acorn Power Development about the possibility of building a new £600m gas-fired power station at Thorpe Marsh, which could create 100 jobs.07-Aug-2009

Modec is hoping to expand the 80-strong workforce at its Coventry-based electric vehicles factory to several hundred over the next few years, as the US government has awarded a £23m grant to its joint venture with Navistar.06-Aug-2009

Aberdeen City Council is to consider plans for the £30m expansion of the Douglas Hotel in Market Street, which could create up to 900 jobs.06-Aug-2009

Highland Council is to consider plans from Nairnside to convert a chicken farm at Clephanton into a fish processing plant, with the creation of up to 150 jobs.06-Aug-2009

Hempsons is to set up a law office at Forth Banks in Newcastle in September, with the creation of an initial 20 jobs.06-Aug-2009

PricewaterhouseCoopers is planning to expand its management consulting division, with the recruitment of 2,000 extra staff over the next four years.04-Aug-2009

Rolls-Royce is planning to invest £300m in the development of four new UK factories over the next five years, with the creation of 800 jobs.04-Aug-2009

Excelsis Airways is planning to restore daily flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to London City Airport, with the creation of more than 100 jobs.04-Aug-2009

Home Instead is looking to create up to 100 jobs at its new home care operation in Swansea over the next year.04-Aug-2009

Teleperformance is to create 200 jobs at its customer services call centre in Newry, having won a new contract from Sainsbury's.04-Aug-2009

The Printable Electronics Technology Centre (PETEC) has secured a £20m government grant to expand its facility in Sedgefield, which will lead to the creation of up to 250 jobs in the North East by 2013.04-Aug-2009

I3 Group is planning to create a further 50 jobs at its new £2m fibre optics training and distribution centre in Colwyn Bay this year.04-Aug-2009

Stream International is considering plans to shed up to 250 jobs at its customer services and technical support call centre in Londonderry, unless new work can be found.04-Aug-2009

Working Links is to recruit an additional 50 staff to work on a new government contract to help the long-term unemployed find work in South Wales.04-Aug-2009

Elite Telecom is considering Matrix Park near Chorley as a potential location for a new office, and plans to recruit 30 new staff over the next two years.04-Aug-2009

Mitsubishi Electric is looking to expand the 420-strong workforce at its factory in Livingston, in order to manufacture a new low-carbon residential heating system.04-Aug-2009

Aesica is to invest £5m in the expansion of its pharmaceuticals research centre in Cramlington over the next three years, and is now looking to recruit up to 30 scientists.04-Aug-2009

Reckitt Benckiser is to invest £13m in new health care manufacturing facilities at its site in Hull, with the creation of 60 jobs.04-Aug-2009

West Midlands Ambulance Trust is looking to recruit about 60 extra ambulance drivers, in order to improve its non-emergency transport service in North Staffordshire.04-Aug-2009

Edwards Commercial Cleaning Services (ECCS) is planning to expand the workforce at its Tyneside-based commercial cleaning business from 150 to 225.04-Aug-2009

H&A Mechanical Services is to create about 20 new jobs, in order to operate the government's Warm Home heating scheme in Northern Ireland.04-Aug-2009

Sainsbury's has unveiled plans to build a new supermarket in Saffron Walden, with the creation of 350 jobs.04-Aug-2009

G-Forces is planning to double the 56-strong workforce at its web design business near Maidstone over the next two years.04-Aug-2009

Aberdeenshire Council has approved plans from Sanspeur for the development of a sheltered housing complex in Fraserburgh, which could create up to 100 care jobs.23-Jul-2009

ABCA Systems is to create up to 20 jobs at its new office in Thurmaston, having won a contract to install digital TV systems for Leicester City Council.23-Jul-2009

Nissan is to create a further 100 fixed-term production jobs at its car factory in Sunderland, following a rise in sales.23-Jul-2009

Diverse Energy is considering plans to set up a factory to manufacture ammonia-powered fuel cells in the North East within three years, which could create 350 jobs.23-Jul-2009

Senergy Econnect is looking to expand the 36-strong workforce at its alternative energy office in Newcastle with up to 15 new jobs over the next 18 months.23-Jul-2009

Rolls-Royce is creating 80 jobs at a new nuclear power technical centre in Warrington.23-Jul-2009

Red Spider Technology is looking to expand the 48-strong workforce at its Aberdeen-based oil and gas technology business.23-Jul-2009

Biossence Polegate is to seek permission to build a 90,000 tonne-a-year waste wood gasification plant at Cophall Wood in East Sussex, with the creation of up to 20 jobs.23-Jul-2009

North of England P&I Association is planning to expand the 125-strong workforce at its Tyneside-based shipping insurance business with ten new staff by the end of the year.23-Jul-2009

Whites Renewable Energy has won approval from North Yorkshire Council to build a £20m anaerobic digestion plant in Selby, in order to transform food waste into electricity and create 40 jobs.22-Jul-2009

Walkers Snack Foods is creating 50 jobs at its crisps factory in Leicester, following a £2m investment in new equipment.22-Jul-2009

Nissan is to build a £200m electric vehicle batteries factory in Sunderland, with the creation of up to 350 jobs.21-Jul-2009

TJ Morris is planning to expand its chain of 190 Home Bargains discount stores with a further 30 outlets by the end of the year, with the creation of up to 1,000 jobs.20-Jul-2009

The Department for Business Innovation & Skills is to invest £12m in a new industrial biotechnology demonstrator facility at Wilton on Teesside by next year, with the creation of up to 40 jobs.20-Jul-2009

Bott is planning to expand the 120-strong workforce at its site in Ashby with up to 30 new staff next year, due to rising demand to install storage equipment in commercial vehicles.20-Jul-2009

Cruise118, the Chorley-based cruise firm, is looking to recruit up to 50 sales staff for its call centre.20-Jul-2009

Swansea University has secured funding of £30m to expand its medical research institute by 2011, with the creation of up to 650 jobs.20-Jul-2009

Specialisterne of Denmark is considering plans to set up its first UK software testing branch in Glasgow, which could create up to 50 jobs for autistic people.20-Jul-2009

Max Studio of the US is to create about 30 jobs at a new fashion warehouse and design studio due to open in Towcester next month.20-Jul-2009

MGT Power has won government approval to build a £500m 295MW biomass power station at Teesport near Middlesbrough by 2012, with the creation of 150 jobs.16-Jul-2009

BT is planning to transfer at least 2,000 customer service jobs from India back to call centres in the UK.16-Jul-2009

Asda is to submit plans to build a new store at the former NCR site in Dundee, with the creation of up to 480 jobs.16-Jul-2009

Southampton City Council is considering plans from Development Securities to build a £35m six-storey hotel and seven-storey office block in the city centre, with the creation of up to 350 jobs.16-Jul-2009

Yorkshire Forward is in talks with government agencies about the possibility of relocating a division of the Financial Services Authority and hundreds of jobs from London to the Leeds area.16-Jul-2009

Biffa is to create 30 jobs at a new waste recycling plant at Trafford Park in Manchester, and a series of similar plants will be built across the country.16-Jul-2009

Toyota is considering its Burnaston factory in Derbyshire as a potential site to manufacture the new petrol-electric hybrid version of the Auris car from 2012, which could create thousands of jobs.15-Jul-2009

Tulip UK is to expand the 1,900-strong workforce at its three Cornish meat processing plants in Bodmin, Bugle and Redruth with up to 100 new jobs.15-Jul-2009

Infoserve is looking to recruit up to 60 new sales staff for its Leeds-based online search business over the next few months.15-Jul-2009

Apex Credit Management is to relocate its 170 Stratford-based staff to Avon House, and 60 new jobs will be created by the end of the year.14-Jul-2009

NHS Coventry is to invest £6m in improvements to medical care in the community over the next five years, creating 200 new healthcare jobs.14-Jul-2009

Papa John's is planning to double its chain of takeaway pizza outlets over the next four years, with the creation of hundreds of jobs.13-Jul-2009

Colchester General Hospital is planning to recruit 100 extra staff this year, and is also starting work on the development of a new £13m ward block.13-Jul-2009

JDR Cable Systems is planning to create a further 70 jobs at its new £20m cables factory in Hartlepool over the next 18 months.13-Jul-2009

Sterecycle has won planning permission to build a £50m household waste recycling plant at Wentloog in Cardiff by 2011, with the creation of 60 jobs.13-Jul-2009

Waitrose is to open its first Glasgow supermarket on Byres Road in November, with the creation of 50 new jobs and the transfer of 70 Somerfield staff.09-Jul-2009

Cold Move has acquired the Liverpool Produce Terminal, and will create an initial 50 jobs with the reopening of the 90,000 sq ft cool store.09-Jul-2009

Mattioli Woods is to expand the 180-strong workforce at its Leicestershire-based pensions business with 15 new jobs over the next year.09-Jul-2009

Fruitapeel is to acquire the former Sunjuice fruit juice production facility in Llantrisant from the administrators of Serious Food, with the creation of up to 50 jobs.09-Jul-2009

CLC Contractors has won a £6.4m contract to provide housing maintenance services in the Midlands to regeneration firm Midland Heart, which will create more than 30 jobs.08-Jul-2009

Stanley House Hotel near Preston has won permission for a £15m expansion programme by 2011, including 40 new bedrooms, a spa and the creation of 70 jobs.08-Jul-2009

TSYS is looking to create a further 30 jobs at its York-based outsourced payment services business.08-Jul-2009

Southend Council is in talks with two unnamed companies about the possibility of setting up two new call centres in Southend, with the creation of up to 200 jobs.08-Jul-2009

Mailway has appointed Lenham Storage of Maidstone to provide contract packing and storage services under the name of Mailway Southern, which will create 25 new jobs.08-Jul-2009

Onyx is to open a second £5m data centre in Edinburgh in September, with the creation of ten engineering jobs.08-Jul-2009

College of Law is seeking a suitable site in Bristol to develop a £1.2m law training centre by September 2010, with the creation of 40 jobs.07-Jul-2009

Egger is seeking permission from Northumberland County Council to extend its chipboard factory in Hexham with a new 300,000 sq ft processing facility, with the creation of 45 jobs.07-Jul-2009

Bakers Waste is to create 19 new jobs at its waste recycling operations in Leicestershire by the end of the year.07-Jul-2009

AJ Bell is looking to recruit up to 40 new staff at the Manchester-based headquarters of its pensions business, with vacancies for marketing, accounts and administrative staff.06-Jul-2009

Peninsula Research Institute for Marine Renewable Energy (PRIMaRE) has secured a £10m government grant to fund the development of wave energy in Devon and Cornwall, including new staff to add to the current 15 academics and 60 researchers.06-Jul-2009

AllianceCO2 of Shropshire is looking to create up to 100 field sales jobs, in order to help companies offset carbon emissions.06-Jul-2009

Poundland is considering plans to acquire a further eight former Woolworths stores, as part of a strategy to expand its discount chain to 250 outlets this year, with the creation of 1,200 jobs.06-Jul-2009

Topland has submitted plans to Bath & North East Somerset Council to develop a 200-bedroom hotel at Green Park House in Bath, with the creation of 80 jobs.06-Jul-2009

Activ is planning to expand the workforce at its Leicester-based web design business from 17 to 50 by the end of the year, and will relocate to a larger site in Narborough Wood Park.06-Jul-2009

Seven Marketing is planning to expand the workforce at its telemarketing call centre in Swansea from 45 to about 200, and it will relocate to Swansea Exchange.06-Jul-2009

British Sugar is recruiting 30 staff for its new Silver Spoon sugar packing plant due to open in Bury St Edmunds in August.06-Jul-2009

First Milk has secured a £3.9m Scottish Government grant to build a new creamery at Campbeltown in Argyll, while its existing plant will be transformed into a Tesco store with the creation of 200 jobs.02-Jul-2009

British Gas has announced plans to create 2,600 jobs by 2012, in order to install smart meters in homes across the country.02-Jul-2009

Roomlinx of the US is planning to set up an office at one of the 11 Technium buildings in Wales, and up to 50 jobs could be created for the installation of interactive TV services in hotel rooms by 2012.02-Jul-2009

Priory Group is planning to invest £35m in the expansion of its mental health services across Northern Ireland over the next three years, with the creation of more than 700 jobs.02-Jul-2009

Morrisons is creating 1,000 warehouse and driving jobs at a new 920,000 sq ft distribution centre due to open in Sittingbourne this autumn.01-Jul-2009

Eldon Insurance Services is looking to expand the 160-strong workforce at its Newcastle-based insurance business with 20 additional staff this year.01-Jul-2009

Lancaster City Council has approved plans for the development of a science park at Lancaster University, which could create up to 1,000 jobs over the next 20 years.01-Jul-2009

Warburtons is planning to expand the 140-strong workforce at its new £45m bakery at Severn Beach near Bristol to 300 by the end of the year.01-Jul-2009

TK Maxx is recruiting 200 seasonal staff to work at its fashion distribution warehouse in Chesterton, Staffordshire, from September.30-Jun-2009

Bournemouth Borough Council is to consider plans from McAleer & Rushe to build a 205-bedroom hotel at St Paul's in Bournemouth, with the creation of 100 jobs.30-Jun-2009

The Scottish Government is to provide funding of £3m to enable life sciences companies to employ 100 apprentices, and the initiative will be implemented by Skills Development Scotland.30-Jun-2009

Eisai has opened its new £100m pharmaceuticals manufacturing and research facility in Hatfield, which will create 250 research jobs.29-Jun-2009

Asda is recruiting 200 staff for a new store due to open at Stoke Park in Ipswich in August.29-Jun-2009

Argos is to open a second catalogue store in Glasgow in August, with the creation of 50 jobs.29-Jun-2009

CPP is planning to create a further 250 jobs at its credit card and mobile phones call centre in Chesterfield by the end of the year.29-Jun-2009

BiP Solutions is creating a further 100 jobs at its procurement services office at Pacific Quay in Glasgow.29-Jun-2009

Tesco is to submit plans for the £27m rebuilding of its store in Bedworth town centre, securing the future of 340 jobs and creating 150 new jobs.29-Jun-2009

Tesco Personal Finance is to form a partnership with Fortis to supply motor and household insurance, which could lead to the creation of up to 1,500 new jobs.29-Jun-2009

Phase Vision has secured a £1.4m venture capital investment to expand its Loughborough-based measuring systems business, and the nine-strong workforce could rise to 40 within three years.29-Jun-2009

Sam Cole Food Group is to relocate its Lowestoft-based food processing operations to a new £2.2m factory on the South Lowestoft Industrial Estate, and the workforce will rise from 40 to 50.25-Jun-2009

Blue-NG is to create 40 new jobs at its headquarters in Bath to work on a £110m deal to develop two renewable energy power plants in Beckton and Southall by 2011.25-Jun-2009

J&D Wilkie is planning to redevelop its Gairie Works site in Kirriemuir, in order to secure the 80 jobs at its textiles factory and create 200 new jobs at a retail development with CW Properties.24-Jun-2009

Daisy Communications is planning to expand the workforce at its site in Nelson from 120 to 240, by moving into an adjacent unit on the Lomeshaye Business Park.24-Jun-2009

Rezidor Hotels is to create 60 jobs when it reopens the Palace Hotel in Southend as a three-star Park Inn later this year.23-Jun-2009

Swalec is looking to recruit a further 70 customer services staff in Cardiff by the end of August.22-Jun-2009

Domestic & General is to create 100 fixed-term jobs at its insurance call centre in Nottingham over the next few months, in order to train permanent staff how to use a new computer system.22-Jun-2009

John Lewis is looking to recruit 100 catering staff for a new department store due to open in Cardiff in September.18-Jun-2009

Sainsbury's is to raise £445m in a stock and bond issue to fund the opening of 50 new supermarkets and the extension of a further 50 over the next two years, with the creation of about 10,000 jobs.18-Jun-2009

Energy Power Resources has announced plans to build a second 40MW biomass energy plant near Thetford, which will burn waste wood products and create 36 jobs.18-Jun-2009

Halfords is expected to create up to 200 jobs at a new 320,000 sq ft bicycle and car parts distribution centre at Keresley Park in Coventry by May 2010.17-Jun-2009

Staffordshire County Council is to consider plans from Blythe Park Power for the development of a £400m 1,000MW gas-fired power station at Cresswell, which could create more than 200 jobs.17-Jun-2009

Anglesey Aluminium has unveiled plans to build a biomass plant to supply electricity to its Holyhead smelter by 2013, with the creation of 100 jobs.17-Jun-2009

Hymans Robertson has confirmed plans to create up to 25 jobs at a new benefits and investment consultancy office at One Exchange Place in Edinburgh.17-Jun-2009

Sterecycle is to invest £200m in the expansion of its waste recycling business, including the development of five new plants and the creation of 300 jobs.16-Jun-2009

Paddy Power is to invest £20m opening 80 betting shops across the country by 2011, with the creation of 400 jobs.16-Jun-2009

Invest NI has announced a £1.3m investment by Erne Extrusions in the production of moulded plastic products for roofing markets in Fermanagh, which will create 18 jobs over the next two years.16-Jun-2009

West Cornwall Pasty Company is planning to expand its chain of 56 pasty outlets to 70, with the creation of 120 jobs.16-Jun-2009

Iceland Foods is planning to expand its chain of 723 supermarkets with 20 new outlets and the acquisition of 51 former Woolworths stores this year, with the creation of 3,500 jobs.15-Jun-2009

Cosworth is to create 100 new jobs in Northamptonshire, having agreed to supply engines to three new Formula 1 racing teams next season, including Manor GP of Yorkshire, Team US F1 and Campos Meta.15-Jun-2009

Zoom Diversified has secured a £10m Scottish Government grant to manufacture solar panels at the former Hyundai site in Dunfermline, which could create up to 372 jobs.15-Jun-2009

Falkirk Council is in discussions with Campbells Prime Meat about plans to set up a meat processing operation at a former abattoir in Whitecross, with the relocation of more than 300 jobs from Broxburn.15-Jun-2009

Princess Yachts is to set up a new £12m boat building operation at the South Yard area of the Devonport naval base in Plymouth, which could create up to 200 jobs.15-Jun-2009

Churchwood Finance is planning to expand the 350-strong workforce at its Stockport-based financial services business with 150 extra staff by the end of next year, and it will relocate to a new headquarters at National House by October.11-Jun-2009

SITA UK is to submit plans to South Gloucestershire Council later this year to build a waste-to-energy plant at Severnside by 2014, with the creation of about 50 jobs.11-Jun-2009

Fordberry of Llandow and Schelkmann of Germany are planning to set up a 16,500 sq ft factory to produce tyres for the mining industry in Newbridge, with the creation of up to 50 jobs.11-Jun-2009

BCA is to set up a car auction centre on a 20-acre site in Perry Barr, Birmingham, by 2010, with the creation of 200 jobs, and has also announced the acquisition of online remarketing firm JTK Automotive.11-Jun-2009

Hastings Direct is planning to create a further 150 jobs in its insurance business, with vacancies in marketing, finance and call centres.11-Jun-2009

Tesco is planning to expand the workforce at the new Edinburgh headquarters of its Tesco Personal Finance division from 250 to 450.11-Jun-2009

I3 Group is to relocate its Haydock-based fibre-optic cables business to a larger 120,000 sq ft unit at The Parks, and the workforce will rise from 70 to 200 over the next year.11-Jun-2009

Brulines is looking to expand its Stockton-based beer monitoring equipment business by acquiring three more companies and creating more than 120 jobs.11-Jun-2009

The Department for Social Development in Northern Ireland (DSD) has unveiled plans for the £100m transformation of Bangor's seafront, including a 150-bedroom hotel, 60 shops, an arts venue and the creation of up to 750 permanent jobs.11-Jun-2009

Yorkshire Forward has agreed to help fund the development of the 12,500-capacity Leeds Arena venue at Clay Pit Lane, which will be operated by SMG and create 300 jobs.11-Jun-2009

Manthorpe Engineering has won permission from Amber Valley Council to expand its gas turbine components factory in Ripley, with the creation of 150 jobs over the next five years.11-Jun-2009

UK Specialist Hospitals is to recruit up to 170 staff for a new private treatment centre due to open in Emersons Green, Bristol, in November, and other sites will open in Devizes and Cirencester.11-Jun-2009

K-Flex is to create up to 20 jobs at a new 30,000 sq ft insulation materials distribution centre in Coalville over the next three years.10-Jun-2009

Five Star Fish is creating 100 new jobs at its seafood processing plant in Grimsby, and a £7m expansion project is due for completion within four months.10-Jun-2009

Logicalis is creating more than 30 jobs at a new regional headquarters for its IT business in Nantgarw, near Cardiff, in order to set up a single broadband network for the public sector in Wales.09-Jun-2009

Nissan is to recruit a further 100 temporary manufacturing staff at its car plant in Sunderland.09-Jun-2009

Asda has submitted plans to build a £25m 36,000 sq ft store in Langley Mill, Derbyshire, which could create up to 300 jobs.09-Jun-2009

Thomson Airways is looking to recruit 100 additional staff at its customer services office in Westwood Heath, Coventry, while 150 jobs will be created at its head office in Luton.09-Jun-2009

Variable Message Signs is hoping to create new jobs on South Tyneside, in order to supply information signs for a government scheme to open up motorway hard shoulders.08-Jun-2009

Cash Generator is planning to open up to 75 second-hand goods stores in the London area over the next five years, with the creation of more than 400 jobs.08-Jun-2009

Decision2day.com is to recruit 30 new sales staff at its Leeds-based online home improvements business, and a new office will open in Reading this month.08-Jun-2009

Ty Arian is planning to treble the 30-strong workforce at its new social welfare advice business in Swansea over the next five years, having won a contract from the Legal Services Commission.04-Jun-2009

Arcadia Group is creating 50 jobs at a new Outfit fashion store due to open at Festival Park in Stoke-on-Trent in August.04-Jun-2009

Able UK has submitted plans to invest £100m in a 1,500-acre port development near Immingham over the next ten years, including transport depots, a business park and the creation of up to 5,000 jobs.04-Jun-2009

Interior Services Group is looking to create more than 70 jobs over the next two years, having just opened a new construction office at Wynyard Park in the Tees Valley.04-Jun-2009

Crystal Fires is planning to double the 16-strong workforce at its gas fires manufacturing business in Liverpool over the next two years.04-Jun-2009

Tesco has unveiled plans to build a new store on Heilbronn Way in Port Talbot, which could create 300 jobs.03-Jun-2009

Zytronic is planning to expand the Gateshead headquarters of its touchscreens business, and the workforce will rise from 192 to more than 230 by the end of next year.03-Jun-2009

EIC is planning to create more than 30 engineering jobs at its electrical installations office in Gateshead over the coming months.03-Jun-2009

Bluebird Care is planning to create a further 40 jobs at its new care-in-the-home office in Fareham over the coming months.03-Jun-2009

The Unity coal mine in the Neath Valley is planning to expand its 100-strong workforce with 12 apprentices, in preparation for an increase in output.02-Jun-2009

Execution is planning to increase the headcount in its London-based corporate broking and advisory services business from 120 to 300 by 2011.01-Jun-2009

Pinewood Shepperton has finalised plans for the £200m 100-acre expansion of its film studio in Buckinghamshire, which could create up to 1,600 jobs.01-Jun-2009

Taylors Regional Foods is to open a new cash and carry outlet in Dundee this autumn, with the creation of an initial ten jobs.01-Jun-2009

EcoPellets of Ireland is to submit plans to build a £100m wood biomass plant and wind farm on a 55-acre site at Llangefni on Anglesey, with the creation of 35 jobs.01-Jun-2009

Asda is planning to invest £260m in the expansion of its chain of 47 food stores in Scotland by 2012, with the creation of 3,500 jobs.01-Jun-2009

Patterson Medical is investing £2m in the expansion of its office and warehouse at Sutton-in-Ashfield, with the creation of 50 jobs, but 80 jobs will be lost through the closure of its Mobilis Healthcare operation in Oldham.01-Jun-2009

Howells is to create about 16 jobs at its law office in Sheffield, having won a government contract to provide telephone-based advice on family issues.01-Jun-2009

EasyJet is creating about 60 jobs at Manchester Airport with the introduction of new routes to Turkey, Corsica, Corfu and Greece.01-Jun-2009

InVision Software of Germany is expanding its research and development centre in Londonderry, with the creation of a further 20 jobs by 2012.28-May-2009

GML Estates is looking to invest up to £1bn in a wide range of development schemes across Northern Ireland over the next ten years, which could create up to 10,000 jobs.28-May-2009

BMW is looking to recruit 250 temporary staff at its car plant in Cowley, in order to reinstate shifts following a rise in demand.28-May-2009

Northwest Regional Development Agency has announced that Enersol of Ireland is to set up a new base for its energy distribution research business in Capenhurst, near Chester, with the creation of up to 30 jobs over the next three years.28-May-2009

The Range is to create up to 100 jobs at a new home and garden store due to open in Lincoln by the end of the year.28-May-2009

James Leckey Design is looking to create up to 15 new jobs at its healthcare products manufacturing business in Dunmurry this year.27-May-2009

Lir-Med is to open a new medical equipment factory on the Carn Industrial Estate in Craigavon next month, which will create up to 50 jobs over the next two years.27-May-2009

Nissan is looking to recruit 20 maintenance technicians for its new apprentice training programme due to start in September, which will include four years working at its Sunderland car plant.27-May-2009

INEX is looking to expand the workforce at its Newcastle-based semiconductors business from 30 to 100 by 2012, in order to create a centre of excellence for nano and microtechnology development.27-May-2009

Highcross Shopping Centre in Leicester is to create 250 jobs with the opening of new stores for retailers including Jack & Jones, Aldo, Orange and Vero Moda.26-May-2009

Lincolnshire County Council has approved plans for the expansion of the Network 46 distribution park near Lincoln, including 22 acres of new warehouse and industrial buildings and the creation of up to 2,000 jobs.26-May-2009

Ryanair is looking to create up to 700 jobs at its budget airline operation in Birmingham over the next year, in order to double its passenger numbers.26-May-2009

Ashford Borough Council has approved plans from private healthcare firm AXA PPP to build a 42,000 sq ft call centre at Repton Park, with the creation of more than 600 jobs.26-May-2009

Cutting Underwater Technologies is looking to expand the workforce at its new £3.2m headquarters in Aberdeen from 27 to 35 by the end of the year.26-May-2009

Softedge Systems of Ireland has announced a £0.7m investment in a new software development centre in Newry, County Down, with the creation of 15 jobs.25-May-2009

Trant Construction is forming a joint venture with Barhale to maintain water pumping stations and pipes in Hampshire and West Sussex for Southern Water, with the transfer of 160 jobs to Havant.25-May-2009

MacDermid is creating up to 100 jobs at its new £15m chemicals research and development laboratory in Small Heath, Birmingham.25-May-2009

Sitel is to create 150 new jobs at its travel call centre in Accrington by the autumn.25-May-2009

Hastings Borough Council has approved plans for the creation of the £4m Jerwood art gallery and the £5.5m redevelopment of the Stade area of the town, which will create up to 90 jobs.25-May-2009

Conduit is to create a further 75 jobs at its outsourcing call centres in Cardiff and Swansea, in order to provide customer services for BSkyB.25-May-2009

Tesco is to create 103 jobs at a new Metro store due to open at a former Woolworths site in Durham later this year.25-May-2009

Harker Construction is looking to create up to 38 jobs at its new construction office in York over the next year, providing work for labourers, joiners and bricklayers.25-May-2009

McLaren has unveiled plans to build a sports car factory next to its technology centre in Woking by 2011, with the creation of up to 800 jobs.21-May-2009

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is to create a further 150 jobs at its factory in West Sussex, in order to manufacture the new Ghost model.21-May-2009

Dalkia has submitted plans to build a £40m wood-fuelled combined heat and power plant at Chilton in County Durham, which would create 17 jobs.21-May-2009

Homeserve is to create up to 50 new jobs at its emergency insurance call centre at Fulwood Park in Preston over the next 18 months.21-May-2009

John Merison is to expand the 52-strong workforce at its Leicestershire-based building maintenance firm with up to 20 new jobs over the next year, having won a contract from housing association Orbit Group.20-May-2009

TG Green is considering plans to set up a new Cornishware pottery factory in Swadlincote over the next year, creating jobs for about 15 workers at its former site.20-May-2009

ENER-G is looking to create 50 new jobs in its renewable energy business over the next year, having just opened a new factory in Salford.20-May-2009

Prime Life is to create 40 jobs at a new care home due to open at South Wigston in Leicestershire next year, and a further 60 jobs will be created at a new home in Lincolnshire.19-May-2009

Cash Generator is planning to open 14 second-hand goods stores in Scotland over the next two years, with the creation of 100 jobs.18-May-2009

Succession Advisory Services is to create up to 100 jobs at its new financial services business in Plymouth over the next year, in order to provide investment services to independent financial advisers.18-May-2009

Park Inn is recruiting 100 staff for a new 252-room four-star hotel due to open at the Green Quarter development in Manchester this summer.18-May-2009

McGeoch Marine is to create 20 new jobs in Glasgow, having won a £4m contract to manufacture heavy-duty doors for aircraft carriers.18-May-2009

The Injury Care Clinics (TICCS) has secured funding from the Co-operative Bank to expand its Fareham-based medical treatment business, with the creation of more than 30 jobs.18-May-2009

Techflow Marine is planning to expand the workforce at its Cramlington-based offshore hose systems business from 16 to 25 over the next year.14-May-2009

Primark is to create 500 jobs at a new discount fashion store due to open at Broadmead in Bristol in August.14-May-2009

Morrisons is to create 200 jobs at a new supermarket due to open in Dover early next year.14-May-2009

Foxton Locks is planning to expand its tourist attraction near Market Harborough, including a new marina, hostel, visitors' centre and the creation of an unspecified number of jobs.14-May-2009

The University of Strathclyde has unveiled plans to open a £25m Advanced Forming Research Centre in Inchinnan, Renfrewshire, early next year, with the creation of about 50 jobs.14-May-2009

Barclays Capital is planning to recruit a further 300 staff for its European and Asian cash equities operation this year, taking the total workforce to 750.14-May-2009

Gaia Power is to submit plans to build a £200m wood-fired biomass power station in Billingham, with the creation of 50 jobs.13-May-2009

Samworth Brothers is looking to create up to 100 new jobs at its food production operations over the next three years, including Melton Foods and Walkers Charnwood Bakery in Leicestershire.13-May-2009

Hull City Council has approved plans from Trinity Quays for a £50m 20-storey development at Myton Bridge, including a Millennium & Copthorne four-star hotel and the creation of more than 100 jobs.13-May-2009

Dunelm Mill is to create 60 jobs at a new home furnishings store due to open at the Sprowston Retail Park in Norwich in July.12-May-2009

McNulty Offshore has won a contract from Siemens Energy to build a sub-station for an offshore wind farm project at its South Shields yard, which could create up to 200 jobs.12-May-2009

Waitrose and Hallborough Properties have won planning permission to build a supermarket in Meanwood, Leeds, with the creation of 180 jobs.12-May-2009

BrewDog is planning to relocate its brewery from Fraserburgh to a new £2.5m site at Potterton by 2011, and the workforce could rise from 16 to 45.12-May-2009

Pipex is looking to expand the workforce at its Plymouth-based pipe systems business from 120 to up to 200.12-May-2009

Asda is to submit plans to build a new £40m 49,000 sq ft store at Chapel Hill in Huddersfield, with the creation of 400 jobs.12-May-2009

Hain Celestial is to create 35 new jobs at its factory in Fakenham, having won a new contract to supply meat-free products.11-May-2009

Nissan is to create 150 temporary jobs at its car factory in Sunderland, as the government's new scrappage scheme is expected to increase demand.11-May-2009

The Specials Laboratory is planning to expand the 135-strong workforce at its pharmaceuticals business in Prudhoe, Northumberland, to 150 over the next year.11-May-2009

Coverage Care has agreed terms with Shropshire Council to invest £3m in the expansion of the Innage Grange care home in Bridgnorth, with the creation of 30 jobs.11-May-2009

The Car Shop is planning to set up a new car supermarket at Trax Park in Doncaster by September, with the creation of more than 100 jobs.11-May-2009

JN Bentley has acquired the former Wrekin Construction site in Shifnal, and hopes to create up to 300 jobs by summer 2010.11-May-2009

Sainsbury's is looking to recruit 100 staff for a new supermarket due to open in Andersonstown, Belfast, this summer, and a further 250 staff of the site's former Curley's store will also be offered employment.07-May-2009

RS Components is looking to recruit 100 new staff for its electronic components distribution centre in Nuneaton.07-May-2009

Adecco is recruiting up to 500 temporary staff for the unnamed operator of a Swansea call centre to deal with calls from the public about swine flu.07-May-2009

Associated British Ports has confirmed that Lowestoft has been selected as the site for the operations centre for the Greater Gabbard wind farm project, which will create up to 150 jobs.07-May-2009

Autoglass is to open a new car windscreens call centre at the Bardon Business Park in Coalville, Leicestershire, in June, with the creation of 50 jobs.07-May-2009

UK Haptics is looking to raise £1m to set up a new headquarters in Newcastle for its NHS training business, with the creation of 40 jobs.07-May-2009

Go NorthEast is to create a new centre of operations for its Durham bus fleet at its site in Peterlee, with the creation of 20 jobs.06-May-2009

Chesterfield Borough Council has approved plans from Bradbury Hall Developments to build a £20m hotel and office complex at Whittington Moor, which could create about 500 jobs.06-May-2009

Neptune Innovations of Canada is to set up a new UK headquarters for its outsourcing services business at the Towers Business Park in Manchester, with the creation of up to 130 jobs.06-May-2009

Lidl has unveiled plans to build a new distribution centre at Wade Park Farm near Southampton, with the creation of 200 jobs.06-May-2009

HMP Dovegate is to recruit more than 100 extra staff this year, following the £53m expansion of its prison near Uttoxeter.05-May-2009

Grieg Seafood Hjaltland is to create up to 70 jobs following a £4.2m investment at its fish processing factory on Shetland.04-May-2009

Prime Life has unveiled proposals to build a £15m care village in King's Lynn, which could create up to 100 jobs.04-May-2009

Barclay Communications is to expand the 160-strong workforce at its Belfast-based telecoms business with 50 new jobs over the next ten months, in order to provide services to O2 customers.04-May-2009

Monica Healthcare has secured £1m of venture capital funding to expand its Nottingham-based medical equipment business into the US, and the 10-strong workforce is to double over the next year.04-May-2009

Circle is looking to recruit 150 staff for a new private hospital due to open at Peasedown St John in Bath this autumn.04-May-2009

The Ministry of Defence has unveiled proposals for the £150m conversion of RAF Wyton near Cambridge into a major intelligence gathering centre, with up to 1,600 staff moving in by 2013.30-Apr-2009

Dunelm Mill is recruiting up to 80 staff for a new 38,000 sq ft furnishings store in Londonderry.30-Apr-2009

Magdalene is to set up a telecoms development centre in south Belfast, with the creation of 50 jobs.30-Apr-2009

Science City York is in talks with UK Coal to transform the 25-acre former North Selby mine into a £15m renewable energy technology centre, which could create up to 150 jobs.30-Apr-2009

Morrisons has submitted plans to build a new 37,000 sq ft superstore in Cwmbran, with the creation of 350 jobs.30-Apr-2009

The Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust is to create up to 100 jobs at a new £4m 25-bed hospital due to open at Springburn in Glasgow in September.30-Apr-2009

The University of Aberdeen has secured a £12m Research Council grant to study how technology can improve rural communities, in a partnership with the universities of Newcastle and Dundee that will create dozens of jobs.30-Apr-2009

Carmarthenshire Council has approved plans from R&A Properties for a new £1.5m business park on a 37-acre site at Llangennech near Llanelli, and an unnamed company will move in with the creation of 70 jobs by the end of the year.30-Apr-2009

Global Debt Solutions is planning to expand the 35-strong workforce at its Bury-based debt management business with up to 100 new jobs over the next six months.28-Apr-2009

Rosewood Care, a new company established by the owner of Bensham Wholefoods, is to create up to 80 jobs at a new £5m care home due to open in Gateshead in January 2010.28-Apr-2009

VOICE is planning to create 50 new jobs at its telemarketing call centre in Sheffield, and a second site will be set up over the next 12 months.28-Apr-2009

Eircom is to invest a further £1.5m in the expansion of its telecoms operation in Belfast over the next year, with the creation of 30 jobs, having won a new contract from NI Water.27-Apr-2009

Primark is to create 212 jobs at a new 54,000 sq ft discount clothing store due to open in Cambridge next winter.27-Apr-2009

Morgan Ashurst has won a £12m contract from the National Institute for Biological Standards & Control to build a stem cell bank and influenza resource centre at South Mimms in Hertfordshire by December, and the site will employ 35 scientists.27-Apr-2009

Drilcorp is looking to expand the 32-strong workforce at its County Durham-based drilling business to 45 over the next five years, having won contracts for the London Underground and Coal Mine Gas Recovery.27-Apr-2009

Gainford Care Homes is planning to expand its chain of 11 nursing and residential homes across the North East and create 300 new jobs over the next two years.23-Apr-2009

Jurys Inn has won planning permission to build a new £20m 200-bed hotel in Gateshead, with the creation of up to 100 jobs, which will be one of seven new sites rolled out this year.23-Apr-2009

Czajka Care Group is planning to double the 150-strong workforce at its Shipley-based home care business over the next few months, having tendered for contracts in North Yorkshire and Kirklees.23-Apr-2009

Carphone Warehouse is looking to open up to 70 Best Buy electronics stores in the UK by 2013, with the creation of up to 10,000 jobs.23-Apr-2009

Intune Networks of Ireland is setting up a new £9.3m telecoms research and development centre in Belfast, with the creation of a further 43 jobs by 2010.23-Apr-2009

Enex TestLab of Australia is to set up an IT testing laboratory at the Technium Springboard innovation centre in Cwmbran, with the creation of 26 jobs over the next three years.23-Apr-2009

Retroflo, the Washington-based developer of a new system to detect blockages in filtration systems, is planning a global expansion programme, and up to 300 jobs could eventually be created at a new sales call centre.23-Apr-2009

Transport Scotland is to award £24m for the expansion of the Shields Road train maintenance depot in Glasgow by August 2010, with the creation of a further 40 jobs.23-Apr-2009

Durham County Council is to consider proposals from the Weardale Task Force for the development of a green energy theme park at Eastgate, which could create 350 jobs.23-Apr-2009

Flybe is to launch a new service from Leeds-Bradford airport to Gatwick in June, with the creation of 30 jobs.22-Apr-2009

BioGen Power and Energos are to proceed with plans to build a £57m thermal waste power plant at Newport Docks by 2012, with the creation of 150 jobs.22-Apr-2009

GreenThumb, the North Wales-based lawn care firm with 186 branches nationwide, is planning to expand its business by 25% over the next two years, with the creation of 1,000 jobs.21-Apr-2009

Cyclamax is to submit plans to build a £48m waste-to-energy power station at the Commercial Park development in Derby, with the creation of up to 50 jobs.21-Apr-2009

New Balance is hoping to double the 250-strong workforce at its footwear factory in West Cumbria, if it wins contracts to supply shoes to the police, military and NHS.21-Apr-2009

Cammell Laird is looking to create up to 400 new jobs at its shipyard in Birkenhead over the next three years, in order to work on a Royal Fleet Auxiliary contract.20-Apr-2009

The Scottish Government is to award £5.4m to health boards across Scotland to recruit 600 additional cleaning staff for hospitals.20-Apr-2009

Fabricom Offshore Services is looking to expand the 50-strong workforce at its Tyneside-based oil and gas engineering design business with up to 150 new staff by 2012.20-Apr-2009

Sainsbury's is recruiting 200 staff for a new 50,000 sq ft store due to open at Gloucester Docks in June.16-Apr-2009

Darchem Engineering is to invest £4m in the expansion of its nuclear engineering facilities at Stillington, near Stockton, which should lead to an increase in the 600-strong workforce.16-Apr-2009

Associated British Ports is to invest £1.5m in the creation of an operational base in Lowestoft for the Greater Gabbard offshore wind farm project, with the creation of up to 150 jobs.16-Apr-2009

Stackright is to expand the 14-strong workforce at its Skelmersdale-based portable buildings business with seven new staff over the next few weeks, following a recent management buy-out.16-Apr-2009

Bone Steel is planning to expand the 240-strong workforce at its Scottish structural steel contracting business with 20 additional workers.16-Apr-2009

Safe Computing is planning to expand the 80-strong workforce at its Leicester-based payroll systems business with 90 new jobs over the next five years, having won a back office outsourcing contract from Options Employment Group.15-Apr-2009

Hanson is to create 28 jobs at a new £50m brick factory due to open in Measham this summer.15-Apr-2009

Subocean is to create a further 50 jobs at its subsea installation business in Aberdeen by the end of the year, and a new 5,400 sq ft office will open next to its existing site.15-Apr-2009

Mortgage Times is looking to recruit 20 business development consultants, with recruitment days taking place in Birmingham, London and Reading.13-Apr-2009

John Baarda is to create 50 temporary jobs at its tomato growing operation in Billingham this summer, and a further 100 jobs at its site in Ellerker, East Yorkshire.13-Apr-2009

Key Driver Training is looking to create a number of jobs at its new driver training premises at the Shadsworth Business Park in Blackburn.13-Apr-2009

Hoseasons is to expand the 250-strong workforce at its holiday sales call centre in Lowestoft with 15 new staff over the next few weeks.13-Apr-2009

Viridor Laing has secured a £3.8bn 25-year contract with Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority, which will lead to the development of five new waste biological treatment plants and the creation of more than 100 jobs.09-Apr-2009

Western Isles Council is planning to set up a £2.5m media and creative industries centre at a former Harris Tweed mill in Stornoway by 2010, which could lead to the creation of 60 jobs.09-Apr-2009

Atia Solutions has secured £0.4m to fund the expansion of its South Wales-based telecoms business over the next two years, with the creation of 15 jobs.09-Apr-2009

Access Renewables is to create ten new jobs at its renewable energy products business in Bishop Auckland over the next 18 months, having won a number of new contracts.09-Apr-2009

Gateshead Council is to consider plans from MRP (Baltic) to build a 200-bedroom hotel and office complex at South Shore Road, which could create up to 360 jobs.09-Apr-2009

Sygnature Chemical Services is planning to double the size of its pharmaceuticals research business at the BioCity centre in Nottingham over the next two years, and 15 chemists will be added to the 35-strong workforce.09-Apr-2009

Premier Energy Solutions is planning to expand its Hyde-based energy business into London and the North East, with the creation of 25 jobs.09-Apr-2009

The Tees Alliance Group is looking to secure a contract to build a drilling rig for a Saudi Arabian oil company, which could create up to 600 jobs at the Haverton Hill shipyard in Billingham.08-Apr-2009

Tesco has won permission to extend its store in Sheerness, with the creation of 92 jobs.08-Apr-2009

Industrial & Marine Power Services is planning to expand the 37-strong workforce at its Lincoln-based engineering business to 46 by June, having won a number of new engine servicing contracts.08-Apr-2009

Ph Creative is planning to open two new internet marketing offices in London and Manchester by June, and expects its 15-strong workforce to double over the next six months.08-Apr-2009

Tesco is to create 800 jobs at a new £130m 910,000 sq ft non-foods distribution centre due to open in Middlesbrough in August, but 200 jobs will be lost with the closure of its Coventry depot.07-Apr-2009

Jaguar Land Rover is recruiting 40 engineering apprentices for its Technical Academy in Warwick.07-Apr-2009

BT has unveiled proposals to build a £5.3m innovation hub at Martlesham Heath in Suffolk by December 2010, providing space for up to 40 small businesses and creating 200 jobs.07-Apr-2009

Npower has acquired Northern Rock's vacant 200,000 sq ft office complex at Rainton Bridge on Wearside, and will relocate up to 900 customer services and support staff from Carliol House in Newcastle.07-Apr-2009

Hadrian Healthcare is to submit plans to build a £3m 73-bed care home in Halifax, with the creation of up to 60 jobs.07-Apr-2009

Mailway Packaging Solutions is to create 40 jobs at its new contract packaging operation in Glasgow.07-Apr-2009

Claverton Healthcare is to create more than 100 jobs at two new care complexes at Springfield House and Saltford in Bath.07-Apr-2009

Aspire Technology Solutions is planning to expand the workforce at its South Tyneside-based IT consultancy from 11 to 25, having won a number of new contracts.06-Apr-2009

Dytecna is to create up to 50 new jobs in Tewkesbury and Malvern over the next 12 months, having won a contract to install electronic systems for the Ministry of Defence.06-Apr-2009

RWE Npower is to consider plans to build a new gas-fired power station at Willington in Derbyshire, with the creation of up to 100 jobs.06-Apr-2009

Asda is to create about 100 jobs at a new Living store due to open in Parc Trostre in South Wales by December.06-Apr-2009

Celtic Energy is to submit plans to extend the Selar opencast coal mine in the Neath Valley, with the creation of up to 60 jobs.06-Apr-2009

The Health & Safety Executive is looking to recruit up to 30 new construction inspectors this summer.06-Apr-2009

HSBC is to recruit 100 additional customer services staff at its M&S Money financial services centre in Chester by the end of the year.06-Apr-2009

Milk Link is to create 20 jobs at its Reece's creamery in Cheshire, following a £1m investment in new equipment.06-Apr-2009

Eutechnyx is looking to create up to 50 new jobs at its Gateshead-based video games development business, having secured new funding from NEL Fund Managers.02-Apr-2009

Genzyme is to expand the 100-strong workforce at its Oxford-based biotechnology business with ten new jobs, having agreed a strategic partnership with Bayer.02-Apr-2009

Isle of Wight Council has approved plans for the multi-million pound expansion of the Vestas Technology wind turbine blades factory near Newport, which could create 200 jobs.02-Apr-2009

Pennine Healthcare is looking to extend the cleanroom and warehouse facilities at its medical products factory in Derby, which could create a number of new jobs.02-Apr-2009

Bromley Council is to consider plans for the development of a £10m hotel at Biggin Hill Airport, with the creation of 50 jobs.02-Apr-2009

Waitrose is to open its first two supermarkets at Welcome Break service stations at Oxford and South Mimms, with the creation of 50 jobs.02-Apr-2009

United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust is to open two new wards at Lincoln County Hospital next year, and 200 new jobs will be created in Lincoln, Boston, Grantham and Louth.02-Apr-2009

Amadeus Associates International is planning to expand the workforce at its Cardiff-based spill-proof cup manufacturing business from 36 to 70 over the next three years.02-Apr-2009

Isos Group is to expand the workforce at its three affordable housing depots in Hexham, Morpeth and a new site on Tyneside from 60 to 82 over the next 12 months.02-Apr-2009

Merchant Homes is to relocate its Glasgow-based construction business to a larger office at Centurion Park, and the workforce will rise from 9 to about 20.02-Apr-2009

Optical Express is to create 300 new jobs, including 200 at a call centre in Glasgow and 100 through the expansion of its chain of clinics.02-Apr-2009

Sitel is looking to recruit 50 extra staff for its travel call centre in Accrington, which currently has 110 staff.02-Apr-2009

Linc-Cymru Housing Association is to start recruiting up to 90 jobs for the new £6.5m Glyn Anwen nursing home due to open in Newport in July.01-Apr-2009

Morgan Ashurst is to create up to 185 jobs in Leeds, having won contracts to build student accommodation for the University of Leeds and refurbish the Colour Science Laboratory.01-Apr-2009

Leeds City Council is to consider plans from Springfield Healthcare Group to transform Seacroft Grange into an 84-bed care home, with the creation of 100 jobs.01-Apr-2009

Stoke-on-Trent City Council is to consider plans from Phantom Developments to build an 80-bedroom hotel at the former Diamond Gimson Works in Fenton, with the creation of up to 100 jobs.01-Apr-2009

Ciqual has secured £1.2m from a consortium of Par Syndicate and Scottish Enterprise to fund the expansion of its Edinburgh-based telecoms business, and the workforce will grow from 12 to 20.01-Apr-2009

Knowsley Council has agreed to help Vertex find 600 staff for its customer services outsourcing call centre on Merseyside.31-Mar-2009

Aldi is to expand its chain of 450 discount stores with up to 50 new outlets a year, and will spend £200m this year.31-Mar-2009

Connaught Partnerships has subcontracted improvement works to 4,300 homes in the Rhondda Cynon Taf area to Almec Building Solutions, Watts Construction and Precision Maintenance, creating up to 40 jobs.31-Mar-2009

Asda has won permission to build a new store on a greenfield site at Kittoch Field in East Kilbride, with the creation of hundreds of jobs.31-Mar-2009

City of Edinburgh Council is to consider plans for the £25m expansion of the Cameron Toll shopping centre, including 11 new retail units, restaurants, a cinema and the creation of up to 500 jobs.31-Mar-2009

Ingleby Group is to create 30 jobs at a new £1m care home due to open in Galley Common, Warwickshire, later this year.31-Mar-2009

Plexus is to expand its electronics manufacturing facilities in Tweedbank, near Galashiels, with the creation of 50 jobs.31-Mar-2009

Lockerbie Data Centres is to submit outline plans for the development of a £800m data storage centre in Lockerbie, which could create 1,000 jobs.31-Mar-2009

Kimal is to create more than 20 jobs at its healthcare production and distribution facilities in Droitwich and Bromsgrove.31-Mar-2009

Zoom Diversified of the US is said to be planning to set up a domestic solar panels factory at the former Freescale Semiconductor site in Dunfermline, which could create 600 jobs.30-Mar-2009

HSBC is to create 200 jobs at its Investment Service and Wealth Management Centre in Southampton over the next 12 months, in order to transfer work from Leamington Spa.30-Mar-2009

Wingas Storage UK is seeking government permission to set up a gas compression site under the Louth Marsh in Lincolnshire, with the creation of 20 jobs.30-Mar-2009

One NorthEast has unveiled plans for a £1.8m investment in the health care and life sciences sector, with the creation of 58 jobs at NHS Innovations North.26-Mar-2009

Bath & North East Somerset Council is linking up with Multi Development to help retailers recruit up to 400 staff for the new £360m SouthGate shopping centre due to open in Bath later this year.26-Mar-2009

Whitbread has announced plans to open 12 Premier Inn hotels, four Brewers Fayre restaurants and 100 Costa coffee outlets this year, with the creation of 1,000 jobs.26-Mar-2009

Laing O'Rourke is to recruit at least 1,000 apprentices for its construction business this year, including 800 at its supply-chain partners.26-Mar-2009

McDonald's is to launch a nationwide scheme to fill up to 6,000 job vacancies in its fast food restaurants with the long-term unemployed.26-Mar-2009

The Northern Ireland Executive is to consider proposals for the development of a £128m 25,000-capacity football and rugby stadium in East Belfast, which could create 100 jobs.26-Mar-2009

Westinghouse is looking to create hundreds of jobs at its nuclear power operations in Lancashire, including a head office at Preston docks and its Springfields Fuels business at Salwick.26-Mar-2009

Tesco has won permission to build a new store at Newtonhill in Aberdeenshire, with the creation of 134 jobs, and a further 90 jobs will be created by extending its store in Ellon.26-Mar-2009

Eaga is planning to create a further 120 jobs at its Newcastle-based support services business by next year, in order to work on the nationwide change from analogue to digital TV.26-Mar-2009

Arise Virtual Solutions is looking to recruit up to 1,000 call centre staff to work from home, and hopes to employ some of the Shop Direct workers losing their jobs in Crosby.26-Mar-2009

ExtraCare is looking to recruit up to 100 staff for the new Lark Hall retirement village due to open at Clifton in Nottinghamshire this summer.26-Mar-2009

Lloyd Fraser Logistics is seeking permission to set up a 20,000 sq ft fashion distribution centre at Milnrow near Manchester, with the creation of 20 jobs.26-Mar-2009

Evolution Securities is to recruit a further 12 agency traders and sales staff at its new fixed-income trading desk in London.25-Mar-2009

Prolinx is planning to expand the 55-strong workforce at its Oxfordshire-based IT services business with ten new staff this year.25-Mar-2009

Power Jacks is to set up a new £5m lifting and power transmission equipment factory at Ellon by 2010, with the relocation of up to 80 staff from Fraserburgh and the creation of a number of new jobs.25-Mar-2009

Kensington Financial Management Consultants is planning to double the 120-strong workforce at its debt management business in Trafford this year.25-Mar-2009

Glasgow City Council is to consider plans from PBN Properties for the £80m redevelopment of the Savoy Centre, including a 221-bed hotel, offices and up to 900 jobs.25-Mar-2009

Identigen of Ireland is to set up a meat safety laboratory in Newport, South Wales, with the creation of 27 jobs, and will then look to open additional sites in Europe and North America.24-Mar-2009

Xaar is planning to create a further 100 jobs at its inkjet print head factory in Cambridge over the next two years, in order to transfer production from Sweden.24-Mar-2009

SLP is creating 100 jobs at its Wallsend shipyard in North Tyneside to work on a contract for a North Sea gas platform, and a further 200 jobs could be created through a second project.24-Mar-2009

Royal London Asset Management has announced that 280 jobs will be created this summer through the £6.2m expansion of the Capitol shopping centre near Preston, including new stores for Tesco, TK Maxx, Starbucks and Subway.24-Mar-2009

Ceres Power is to set up a fuel cell manufacturing plant in Horsham, with the creation of hundreds of jobs.24-Mar-2009

Capita has won a £25m contract to recruit and train 35,000 workers for the 2011 census.23-Mar-2009

Kennedy Group has unveiled plans to build a new £4m Port Gallen Lodge hotel near Portrush, with the creation of 30 jobs.23-Mar-2009

Mech-Tool is to create 30 new jobs at its Darlington-based engineering business, having won a £1.5m contract to build a processing module at the Sellafield nuclear plant.23-Mar-2009

The Money Centre is looking to create up to 100 jobs at its Norwich-based mortgages business over the next two years, due to rising demand for a new insurance service for landlords facing negative equity.23-Mar-2009

O'Briens is planning to open a further nine franchised cafe outlets in the North East, with the creation of 100 jobs.23-Mar-2009

Bi-Fab is creating 60 jobs at its new fabrication yard in Arnish on the island of Lewis, with vacancies for platers, welders and office staff.23-Mar-2009

Robertson Construction is to create about 100 new jobs to work on the development of a £100m emergency-care centre at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.23-Mar-2009

Peterborough Renewable Energy (PREL) has unveiled plans to develop a waste-fuelled power station at Sutton Bridge by 2012, with the creation of about 100 jobs.23-Mar-2009

Cyclamax has submitted plans to build a £50m waste processing plant in Avonmouth, with the creation of 60 jobs.23-Mar-2009

Alnmaritec is looking to expand its Alnwick-based boatbuilding business into larger premises in North Tyneside, and the 50-strong workforce will grow by 10% a year over the next five years.19-Mar-2009

HiQ is to expand its nationwide chain of 137 franchised tyre servicing outlets to 275 by 2012, with the creation of up to 500 jobs.19-Mar-2009

Tesco has submitted plans to Huntingdonshire District Council to build a new store in Ramsey, with the creation of 230 jobs.19-Mar-2009

Travelodge has announced plans for the development of 12 new budget hotels in Cambridge, Edinburgh, Egham, Epsom, Liverpool, London, Northampton, Rugby and Salford Quays, with the creation of 200 jobs.19-Mar-2009

Peer 1 of Canada is to set up a computer data centre in Southampton, and the initial 50 jobs will rise to several hundred over the next few years.19-Mar-2009

Debenhams is planning to open eight new stores in Bath, Bury, Carmarthen, Kidderminster, Newcastle, Wakefield, Witney and York by 2010, with the creation of 1,200 jobs.18-Mar-2009

NETPark has won planning permission to build a new 19,000 sq ft science and technology centre in Sedgefield by March 2010, which could attract a major international firm and create up to 100 jobs.18-Mar-2009

Petrofac Training has won a £3.5m contract to train BP staff working in the North Sea, with the creation of ten jobs in Montrose.18-Mar-2009

Chemist Direct has secured a £3m equity investment to fund the expansion of its online pharmacy business, and expects to double the workforce at sites in Leicester and Smethwick to 110 over the next year.18-Mar-2009

Mere Golf & Country Club has won permission to build a £12m 86-bedroom hotel at its site in Cheshire, with the creation of 40 jobs.18-Mar-2009

Blackpool Council is to consider plans from Muse Developments for the £220m Talbot Gateway project, which will involve new shops, hotels, offices and the creation of hundreds of jobs.17-Mar-2009

I3 Group, the developer of fibre optic networks, is to create 50 jobs at a new engineering, administration and logistics centre near Llandudno Junction in Conwy.17-Mar-2009

Donington Park is to set up a training academy for security and spectator safety at its motor racing circuit in Leicestershire, with the creation of an unspecified number of jobs.17-Mar-2009

Bupa is to open three new care homes in Malvern, Southampton and Stratford-upon-Avon by the end of the year, with the creation of 800 jobs.16-Mar-2009

East End Foods is to set up a 100,000 sq ft cash and carry and 20,000 sq ft bonded warehouse at the former HP Sauce site in Birmingham over the next 18 months, with the creation of 200 jobs.16-Mar-2009

De La Rue is to create 70 new production jobs at its banknote printing plant in Gateshead, taking the workforce to 240.16-Mar-2009

BGL Group is to expand the 2,000-strong workforce at its Peterborough-based insurance business with 60 new staff across a range of functions.16-Mar-2009

Ratio Money is to create 125 jobs at its Altrincham-based financial services business, with vacancies for claims handlers and customer services staff.16-Mar-2009

Baguette Express is to open up to 50 sandwich outlets across the north-east of England over the next few years, with the creation of more than 500 jobs, as part of a nationwide expansion programme.12-Mar-2009

Volker Stevin is looking to expand the workforce at its Gateshead-based construction and engineering business from 220 to more than 300 by 2012, by winning a number of major public-sector contracts.12-Mar-2009

One NorthEast has assisted Nanjing Chuanbo Biotech of China in setting up a European headquarters for its drug development business at the International Business Centre in Gateshead, and a number of new jobs will be created.12-Mar-2009

Jules B, the Newcastle-based clothing retailer, is to open a new 10,000 sq ft warehouse in Sandyford this summer, and ten new jobs will be created in its online division.12-Mar-2009

Tesco has unveiled plans to build a new 80,000 sq ft superstore at Roundhay in Leeds, with the creation of 260 new jobs.12-Mar-2009

Portsmouth City Council has approved plans from McAleer and Rushe for the £100m redevelopment of the Zurich House site, including two new hotels, 55 apartments and more than 600 new jobs.12-Mar-2009

Scottish Power has unveiled plans for a new £500m 1,000MW gas-fired power station at its Damhead Creek site in Kent, with the creation of 50 permanent jobs.12-Mar-2009

Flybe has won planning permission to build a new £30m training academy and 160-bedroom hotel at Exeter Airport by spring 2010, which will create about 200 jobs.12-Mar-2009

Scottish & Southern Energy has won permission to build a new 3.5MW hydroelectric power scheme at Strathcarron in the Highlands, with the creation of 30 construction jobs.12-Mar-2009

The Biotechnology & Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) is expected to announce plans for the development of a £13m Genome Analysis Centre at the Norwich Research Park, which could create up to 750 science jobs.12-Mar-2009

MetroMail is looking to expand the 250-strong workforce at its printing business in County Durham, following a £5m investment in new equipment.12-Mar-2009

Areva T&D, the manufacturer of electrical transmission equipment, is looking to expand its 74-acre site in Stafford and add hundreds of new staff to its 1,200-strong workforce over the next four years.12-Mar-2009

Gulliver's is investing £4m in new attractions at its theme parks in Warrington, Matlock Bath and Milton Keynes, with the creation of 370 jobs.12-Mar-2009

BAe Systems is to submit plans for the £800m expansion of its aerospace manufacturing facilities in Samlesbury, Lancashire, over the next ten years, which will create up to 800 jobs.12-Mar-2009

Land Engineering is to create 50 jobs at its new masonry, cladding and repair services office in Livingston.11-Mar-2009

Damart is to extend the operating hours at its home shopping call centre in Bingley in July, with the creation of more than 40 jobs.11-Mar-2009

UPU Industries is to invest £1m in the expansion of its plastic netting factory in Dromore, County Down, with the creation of 12 jobs.11-Mar-2009

Minster Law Solicitors is planning to expand its workforce in York and Wakefield from almost 500 to 650 over the next year, as it diversifies into employment law, wills, criminal law and consumer law.11-Mar-2009

Altran of France is investing £2m in the development of a project management software centre at Stepps near Glasgow, with the creation of an initial 30 jobs.10-Mar-2009

Philips Healthcare Informatics is investing £1m in the expansion of its cardiovascular information systems business in Belfast, with the creation of 30 jobs.10-Mar-2009

Ffos Las Racecourse is looking to recruit 60 staff in preparation for the opening of its new racecourse near Llanelli in June.10-Mar-2009

Sainsbury's has unveiled plans to build a new £40m 60,000 sq ft superstore at Vernon Way in Crewe by 2011, with the creation of up to 500 jobs.10-Mar-2009

Carmarthenshire Council is to conduct a feasibility study for the development of a £30m tidal power barrage across the River Loughor between Swansea and Llanelli, which could create 200 construction jobs.10-Mar-2009

Waitrose is to create 140 jobs at a new supermarket due to open in Ashford, Kent, later this year.10-Mar-2009

The Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is to create up to 100 jobs with the relocation of its headquarters to Stoneleigh Park in Warwickshire by mid-summer.10-Mar-2009

Sainsbury's is to invest £14m in the extension of its store in Bamber Bridge, Lancashire, with the creation of up to 40 jobs.09-Mar-2009

AA Warranty is recruiting 14 new staff a month at its Sheffield-based warranties business, due to rising demand from car owners for breakdown cover.09-Mar-2009

Prospect is planning to expand the workforce at its Aberdeen-based subsea engineering services business from 50 to about 100 over the next two years.09-Mar-2009

The Ministry of Defence has agreed a £450m contract with BAe Systems to support the RAF's Typhoon fighter jets, which will create up to 150 jobs at RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire.05-Mar-2009

Sainsbury's has unveiled plans to build a £23m supermarket in Stonehaven, with the creation of 220 jobs.05-Mar-2009

Millard Consulting is looking to expand the workforce at its new regional civil engineering office at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry from 15 to more than 40 over the next five years.05-Mar-2009

The Snow Centre in Hemel Hempstead is recruiting up to 250 staff for its new £23m indoor snow centre, which is due to open in May.05-Mar-2009

Total Waste Management Alliance (TWMA) is looking to create at least 50 new jobs at its Aberdeen-based waste management business by the end of the year.05-Mar-2009

Sparky Pac has announced a £3.7m investment in the expansion of its pre-packed vegetables business in Comber, Northern Ireland, with the creation of 15 jobs over the next three years.05-Mar-2009

Penn Pharma is to invest £12m in the expansion of its biosciences operation in Tredegar, with the creation of 133 jobs.05-Mar-2009

Score Group has won permission to build a new storage facility for its engineering business in Peterhead, with the creation of about 50 jobs.05-Mar-2009

The Headland Hotel in Newquay has won permission for a £14m redevelopment programme, including a new conference centre, swimming pool and the creation of 59 jobs, and work will start by September 2011.05-Mar-2009

Mytum & Selby is linking up with Aquegen in a £45m project to convert organic waste into ethanol at a former Maltings site in South Milford, Selby, with the creation of 75 jobs.05-Mar-2009

Drax has identified five potential sites in the Yorkshire area for a £2bn project to build three biomass power stations, which could create more than 600 jobs.05-Mar-2009

Pingar of New Zealand is to set up a new software research and development centre at the Technium in Swansea, which could lead to up to 30 new jobs over the next two years.05-Mar-2009

Cardiff Council is to increase spending on council house improvements from £12m to £17m, which should create about 100 jobs.05-Mar-2009

OBAS UK is to create up to 20 sales jobs at its Lancashire-based builders' merchants, having formed a partnership with manufacturer Sinops, which has 23 factories in China.04-Mar-2009

The Skills for Care Agency is looking to recruit up to 250 social care workers in the Bradford area, with recruitment events being held to raise the profile of the sector.04-Mar-2009

Angus Council is to consider plans from Forbes of Kingennie for the development of a £55m championship golf course and five-star hotel near Wellbank, which could create more than 100 jobs.04-Mar-2009

Jones Bros is looking to expand the 22-strong workforce at its new Wakefield-based waste management operation to about 50, as new projects are taken on.04-Mar-2009

TRO is looking to recruit 30 staff at its marketing agency in Norwich, due to a seasonal increase in event activity.04-Mar-2009

The Hut Group is looking to create up to 100 jobs for software developers, web designers and customer service staff at its headquarters in Cheshire, following the acquisition of the Zavvi brand and customer database.04-Mar-2009

East Cambridgeshire District Council is to consider plans for the transformation of the former Soham Lodge Hotel in Soham into a specialist brain injury unit, which could create up to 150 jobs.04-Mar-2009

Invest NI is to support a £3m investment by 8over8 in the expansion of its Londonderry-based software development business, which will create 29 new jobs.04-Mar-2009

Tesco Personal Finance has confirmed plans to set up a new headquarters at the Interpoint building in Edinburgh, with the creation of 200 jobs over the next year.03-Mar-2009

Gaelectric is planning to invest up to £200m in a scheme to store wind power in the form of compressed air in salt caverns beneath the Antrim coast, with the creation of about 200 jobs.03-Mar-2009

Tesco is to create more than 850 jobs in Powys over the next few years, with the opening of new stores in Llandrindod Wells, Newtown, Machynlleth, Welshpool and Ystradgynlais.03-Mar-2009

Workwear Supermarket is creating 40 jobs at its new online clothing business in Lincoln, with vacancies for sales and administration staff.03-Mar-2009

Asda is to create 90 jobs at a new Living store due to open next to the M6 in Wednesbury this autumn.03-Mar-2009

Debenhams is to create up to 100 jobs at a new department store due to open in Fareham in June.03-Mar-2009

Liberty Electric Cars is to invest £30m in an electric 4x4 vehicles factory in Cramlington, Northumberland, with the creation of 250 jobs.02-Mar-2009

Sainsbury's is planning to build a £23m 40,000 sq ft store at Armadale in West Lothian, with the creation of 350 jobs.02-Mar-2009

Street Crane Company is to expand its cranes factory in Derbyshire, with the creation of 20 jobs.02-Mar-2009

Pall-Ex is planning to launch an out-of-hours delivery service in cities across the country, with the creation of an unspecified number of jobs.02-Mar-2009

Marks & Spencer is to expand its store at the MetroCentre in Gateshead, with the creation of 60 jobs.02-Mar-2009

Sainsbury's is to submit plans to build a 50,000 sq ft store in Crosby by 2010, with the creation of 250 jobs.02-Mar-2009

JD Wetherspoon is to create up to 35 jobs in Bootle in May, following the transformation of the Merton Hotel into a pub.26-Feb-2009

Teleperformance is to create a further 610 jobs at its call centre in Newry, County Down, by 2011.26-Feb-2009

PV France is to set up a 25,000 sq ft bakery production plant at Llangefni in Anglesey, with the creation of 105 jobs.26-Feb-2009

Kingdom Homes is to create 70 jobs at a £5m new care home due to open in Alburne Park, Glenrothes, later this year.26-Feb-2009

Centrica is planning to create 1,500 jobs over the next year, as part of an increased investment in wind farms, low-carbon power plants and the installation of home insulation.26-Feb-2009

North Wiltshire District Council has approved plans for a new 60-bed care home in Wootton Bassett, which will create up to 85 jobs.26-Feb-2009

The Northern Ireland Executive is to invest £3.5m in the Health & Social Care Trusts' Gateway and Family Intervention Teams, with the creation of 70 jobs for social workers and child protection staff.26-Feb-2009

Gem has unveiled plans to invest £19m in the expansion of its call centre outsourcing operations across Northern Ireland, with the creation of 900 new jobs by 2012.26-Feb-2009

Magellan Power, the Australian supplier of power systems, is planning to set up a manufacturing and marketing centre in Birmingham, with the creation of an initial ten jobs.26-Feb-2009

Vogen Energy has submitted plans to build a 25MW renewable energy plant fuelled by vegetable-based bio oils in Newport by 2011, with the creation of up to 30 jobs.26-Feb-2009

Four Seasons Health Care is to create 70 jobs at a new residential care home due to open in Limavady over the next few weeks, and a further 80 jobs will be created at other homes across Northern Ireland.25-Feb-2009

PDM Group has won planning permission to build a £12m anaerobic digestion plant in Doncaster by the end of the year, with the creation of 35 jobs, in order to process food waste from retailers and caterers.25-Feb-2009

CareConcepts is building a new 60-bed care home in Appleton, Cheshire, by March 2010, with the creation of 75 jobs.24-Feb-2009

Burntisland Fabrications is to create 150 jobs in Fife, having won a £50m contract from Ormonde Energy to manufacture 30 offshore jacket sub-structures for a wind farm in Cumbria.24-Feb-2009

Orchard Care Homes is to create up to 60 jobs when a new £2.5m care home opens in Bentilee, Staffordshire, this autumn.24-Feb-2009

The Scottish Government has unveiled plans to recruit 300 additional staff at job centres across Scotland.23-Feb-2009

DxS is planning to expand the 60-strong workforce at its Manchester-based biotechnology business with 20 additional scientists and support staff this year.23-Feb-2009

Lincoln City Council has approved plans from Manorcrest Homes to build a six-story hotel at Brayford Wharf North by the end of next year, with the creation of about 90 jobs.23-Feb-2009

Quantix, the software and systems outsourcing firm with 48 staff in Nottingham and London, is planning to create up to ten new jobs this year.23-Feb-2009

Asda is to start recruiting up to 375 staff for a new superstore due to open in Rugby in June.23-Feb-2009

Peter Scott & Co is to expand the 200-strong workforce at its Hawick-based knitwear business with 14 new jobs.23-Feb-2009

Qnet Group is planning to triple the workforce at its Stockton-based IT operation to 150 over the next five years, as part of a reorganisation that will include a move to larger premises and the renaming of the business to Agile Group.19-Feb-2009

Metal & Waste Recycling has won permission to build a new recycling plant at Seaham in Sunderland, with the creation of 25 new jobs and the transfer of six jobs from Newcastle.19-Feb-2009

Future Inns is to create 70 jobs at a new £20m hotel due to open next to Cabot Circus in Bristol in May.19-Feb-2009

Trading Bargains is considering plans to set up a call centre in Plymouth with the creation of 48 jobs, in order to sell the £68m worth of furniture acquired from the failed MFI business.19-Feb-2009

Askews is planning to create about 40 jobs at its Teesside-based personal injury claims business over the next two years, and a new office will open in Middlesbrough this year.19-Feb-2009

Dr Oetker is planning to expand the former Schwan's pizza factory in Leyland, Lancashire, with the creation of 40 jobs.19-Feb-2009

Esure has unveiled plans to create 250 jobs at its internet and telephone insurance operation in Glasgow over the next 18 months, and a further 250 jobs by 2014.19-Feb-2009

Tesco has unveiled plans to build a new 40,000 sq ft store in Middleton, Leeds, with the creation of 350 jobs.19-Feb-2009

Admiral is planning to set up a new 12,160 sq ft office for its Gladiator commercial vehicle insurance brand at the new Ellipse building in Swansea, with the creation of 119 jobs.19-Feb-2009

Always There Homecare is to create more than 100 jobs at its mental health and general care business, which provides services for Leicester City Council.18-Feb-2009

Robust Recycled Products is to expand its Ebbw Vale-based workforce from ten to 30 by the end of the year, having won a new contract to recycle waste polystyrene into decking and street furniture.18-Feb-2009

KFC is to invest £150m opening up to 300 new fast food restaurants over the next five years, with the creation of 9,000 jobs.17-Feb-2009

Rhythm & Booze is looking to expand its chain of 37 off-licence stores in the North of England with up to ten new outlets this year, with the creation of up to 60 jobs.17-Feb-2009

Edward Jones is looking to recruit 38 new financial advisers a month across the country.17-Feb-2009

New Britain Palm Oil has won permission to build a new £18m palm oil processing facility on a six-acre site in Bootle, with the creation of 28 jobs.17-Feb-2009

Moneygate is looking to expand its Tyneside-based financial advice business with the creation of 60 jobs, following its recent withdrawal from the mortgage market.17-Feb-2009

Thales Air Defence is to create 40 jobs in Belfast, having won a £200m contract to supply a missile system to the Ministry of Defence.17-Feb-2009

Jolt Online Gaming is to set up a software and technical support centre in Newry, with the creation of 15 jobs.17-Feb-2009

Cash Generator is to invest £4m opening about 20 second-hand goods stores this year, with the creation of more than 100 jobs.16-Feb-2009

The Financial Services Authority is to recruit an additional 280 staff by the end of the year, in order to monitor risks in the banking sector.16-Feb-2009

The Department for Transport has awarded a £7.5bn contract to the Agility Trains consortium to supply new trains for the Great Western and East Coast mainlines, securing more than 12,500 jobs at a new manufacturing plant in Gateshead, Sheffield or Ashby and depots in Bristol, Doncaster, Leeds, London and Reading.12-Feb-2009

LD Lines is launching new ferry routes from Dover to Boulogne and Dieppe, with the creation of up to 100 jobs.12-Feb-2009

Mid Suffolk District Council is to consider plans from Eco2 Central for the development of a £100m incinerator near Mendlesham Airfield Industrial Estate, in order to generate electricity from burning straw and create 30 jobs.12-Feb-2009

Scottish Coal has won permission from South Lanarkshire Council to set up an open-cast coal mine at Mainshill near Douglas, with the creation of about 100 jobs.12-Feb-2009

Aer Lingus is to launch eight new routes from Gatwick Airport to the European mainland, with the creation of more than 160 jobs.12-Feb-2009

BrightHouse is to open 24 new household goods stores across the North East over the next five years, with the creation of 168 jobs.12-Feb-2009

Tesco has won permission to expand its store in Coleraine with the creation of 250 jobs.12-Feb-2009

Cotton Traders of Altrincham is planning to open ten casual sportswear outlets in garden centres across the country over the next year, with the creation of 100 jobs.12-Feb-2009

Wood Group is to create 30 jobs at its MCS subsea engineering consultancy business in Aberdeen this year.12-Feb-2009

Peterhead Port Authority has secured a £5.2m investment from the Scottish government to fund the £19m expansion of Peterhead fishing harbour, which could create more than 100 jobs.11-Feb-2009

ANS Group is planning to increase the workforce at its Manchester-based telecoms and data storage business from 80 to 120 over the next few years.11-Feb-2009

Gulliver's is to invest £4m in the expansion of its Cheshire-based theme park, including a new hotel and the creation of 70 jobs.11-Feb-2009

Lawrence Recycling & Waste Management has secured a £10m cash injection to complete the development of a new materials recycling facility in Kidderminster over the next few months, with the creation of more than 70 jobs.11-Feb-2009

Paddy Power is planning to open a further 80 betting shops across the UK by 2011, with the creation of 400 jobs.10-Feb-2009

Apex is to create 80 jobs at a new 187-bedroom hotel due to open at Waterloo Place in Edinburgh in March.10-Feb-2009

McLaren Group is planning to invest up to £250m in the production of 1,000 luxury sports cars a year by 2011, which could lead to the development of a new production plant in the UK and the creation of up to 400 jobs.09-Feb-2009

Cosgrove Hall is creating more than ten production jobs in Manchester, having agreed a new animation deal with children's TV channel Cbeebies.09-Feb-2009

Almac Group is to increase the 1,559-strong workforce at its pharmaceuticals research and development business in Northern Ireland with the recruitment of 54 additional staff over the next few months.09-Feb-2009

BCB Environmental Management has unveiled plans to build a £23m waste processing plant in Tockwith, North Yorkshire, which would create 20 jobs.09-Feb-2009

RWE Npower has won government consent to build a £1bn combined cycle gas turbine power station at Pembroke, with the creation of more than 100 jobs.09-Feb-2009

Doncaster Council is to consider outline plans from HelioSlough to build a £300m "inland port" and rail freight terminal on a 700-acre site near the former Rossington colliery, which could create 5,500 jobs.09-Feb-2009

Swansea University has unveiled plans for a £21m Centre for NanoHealth, in order to conduct nanotechnology research and create up to 450 new jobs over the next five years.09-Feb-2009

Gwynedd Council is to consider plans for a new prison on a 27-acre site in Caernarfon, which will create up to 1,000 jobs.09-Feb-2009

Drayton Manor has unveiled plans to build a new 150-bedroom hotel at its theme park near Tamworth by 2010, with the creation of more than 50 jobs.09-Feb-2009

Nestle and IPS First have announced plans to create 100 jobs at a new food co-packing facility due to open at the Nestle site in York in June.04-Feb-2009

Pontin's is to invest £50m in the redevelopment of its six holiday centres in Brean, Camber Sands, Pakefield, Prestatyn and Southport, with the creation of 2,000 jobs.03-Feb-2009

The Training & Development Agency for School (TDA) is to relocate its headquarters from London to Piccadilly Gate in Manchester in March 2010, with the creation of 250 jobs.03-Feb-2009

Powertherm Access Services is to relocate its Yorkshire-based scaffolding business to the Carcroft Enterprise Park in Doncaster, providing training facilities for its 180 staff.03-Feb-2009

Stobart Group has announced a £110m deal to expand the distribution work carried out for Nestle at Bardon in Leicestershire, with the creation of 40 jobs.03-Feb-2009

Priory Group is to create 60 jobs at a new 76-bed nursing home due to open at Bentilee in Stoke-on-Trent in April.03-Feb-2009

City Living Developments is considering Swansea and a site in East Anglia as potential locations for a new factory to manufacture modular buildings, which could create more than 200 jobs.03-Feb-2009

Borderfields is planning to expand its workforce in Coldstream from 14 to 30 by the end of the year, having won a contract to supply rapeseed oil to Sainsbury's.03-Feb-2009

First Derivatives has secured £3m from Invest NI to create 142 jobs at its financial services operation in Newry, due to rising demand for its trading and risk-management systems.02-Feb-2009

Glenisla Golf Course is linking up with Deveron Homes to submit plans for a £40m leisure and tourist development at its site in Perthshire, including a 40-bed hotel, a retirement home and the creation of up to 70 jobs.02-Feb-2009

The Royal Bath & West Showground has unveiled proposals for a £120m expansion project at its site in Shepton Mallet over the next ten years, including a conference centre, hotels and the creation of 1,500 jobs.02-Feb-2009

Eaga is planning to create 200 new call centre and back office jobs at its environmental services and energy efficiency business on Tyneside.02-Feb-2009

Jeyes is to create 50 jobs at its cleaning products factory in Thetford over the next three months, following the transfer of production from its Powder & Liquid Products site in Consett.02-Feb-2009

Arla is to invest £70m in the expansion of its dairy processing plant in Leeds by 2010, with the creation of 100 jobs, but 130 jobs will be lost with the closure of its site in Northallerton.02-Feb-2009

Sunrise Senior Living is to recruit 80 staff for a new care home due to open in Hale Barns near Manchester in April.02-Feb-2009

Sitel is to create up to 200 travel advice and support jobs at the former Thomas Cook call centre in Accrington by April.02-Feb-2009

Aviemore Highland Resort has unveiled plans for a £80m expansion, including tourist accommodation, offices, shops and the creation of hundreds of jobs.02-Feb-2009

HM Revenue & Customs is planning to expand the workforce at its new call centre in Workington from 403 to at least 450.02-Feb-2009

Ten Square is has submitted plans for the £60m expansion of its Belfast hotel, increasing the number of bedrooms from 23 to 108 and creating 75 new jobs.30-Jan-2009

Northland Properties of Canada is planning to develop a four-star 169-room Sandman Signature hotel at the Gallowgate building in Newcastle-upon-Tyne by 2011, with the creation of 150 jobs.30-Jan-2009

Subway is to invest £60m in the expansion of its chain of 1,400 sandwich stores with 600 new outlets by the end of next year, with the creation of 7,000 jobs.30-Jan-2009

Selby District Council is said to be in negotiations with Leeds-based Clipper Logistics about plans to set up a distribution depot in Barlby Road, with the creation of 100 jobs.30-Jan-2009

Asda is planning to open 14 new stores and extend 15 existing outlets this year, with the creation of 3,700 jobs, and a further 2,000 jobs will be created in its home shopping division and 1,000 through organic growth.29-Jan-2009

BSkyB is to create 1,000 jobs across the country, including 80 at a call centre in Uddingston, Lanarkshire, and 56 field engineers in Scotland.29-Jan-2009

Covanta Energy has unveiled plans to build a £400m energy-from-waste plant in Merthyr Tydfil, with the creation of 100 jobs.29-Jan-2009

Scottish Enterprise has launched a three-year campaign to attract more than 1,000 people to work in shipbuilding in Rosyth and on the Clyde, with companies such as Babcock Marine and BVT Surface Fleet.29-Jan-2009

Four Star Pizza is planning to open three new pizza outlets in Armagh, Newry and Omagh, and expects to create 200 jobs across Ireland this year.28-Jan-2009

BNP Paribas Securities Services is to create 80 new jobs at its investment operations in Glasgow.28-Jan-2009

PYReco is seeking permission to build a new £80m tyre recycling plant at South Tees Eco Park in Middlesbrough by next year, with the creation of 90 jobs.28-Jan-2009

CACI is to create more than 200 jobs in Edinburgh and Livingston to process the information generated by the 2011 census.28-Jan-2009

The Department for Social Development in Northern Ireland is to create 150 jobs at social security offices, due to a rise in the number of unemployed people.27-Jan-2009

Hertel is looking to create 360 jobs at its industrial services business on Tyneside, and will target staff made redundant by electrical engineering firm Watson Norie last year.27-Jan-2009

Vertu Motors is to open a used car sales outlet in Darlington in March, with the creation of 26 jobs.27-Jan-2009

Security People is to recruit up to 300 additional staff in Doncaster this year, having won a number of new contracts for its security and cleaning services.27-Jan-2009

Cheswold Park Hospital is planning to expand its psychiatric hospital in Doncaster, with the addition of 40 new rooms and the creation of 30 jobs.27-Jan-2009

Npower Renewables has won government approval to build a 4MW wave power station off the Isle of Lewis in the Western Isles, with the creation of up to 70 jobs.26-Jan-2009

Belfast City Council is linking up with Time Associates, Gems and Belfast Metropolitan College to launch the Hospitality & Retail Training for Employment programme, in order to provide job training for the long-term unemployed and create up to 200 jobs.26-Jan-2009

Tesco is planning to set up a new £30m store at the West One Retail Park in Eccles, with the creation of 400 jobs.26-Jan-2009

MBA Polymers and European Metal Recycling have selected a former glass factory in Worksop as the site to build a new 80,000-tonne-capacity recycling plant by 2010, with the creation of almost 100 jobs.23-Jan-2009

Acxiom is to create 250 new jobs at its 2Touch call centre in Sunderland over the next three months, due to rising demand from the financial services sector.23-Jan-2009

Tombola.co.uk is to create a further 30 jobs at its online bingo operation in Sunderland over the next few months, taking the total workforce to 130.23-Jan-2009

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is to create at least 100 new jobs at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading over the next few months, with vacancies at all levels.23-Jan-2009

Begbies Traynor is looking to recruit up to 100 corporate recovery specialists across the country this year, but jobs will be lost in its corporate finance division.23-Jan-2009

Prestige Holdings is to set up a 22,000 sq ft insurance claims office at Jennymount Business Park in Belfast, with the creation of 40 jobs, and has also acquired Fulton Downes & Agnew of Coleraine, G&H Bell of Hillsborough and Insurance Partnership of Armagh.22-Jan-2009

The University of Exeter has won permission to build a £18m expansion to its business school, with the creation of 60 jobs.22-Jan-2009

GO Outdoors is planning to expand its chain of 11 outdoor clothing stores to 30 by 2011, with the creation of 1,000 jobs, and three stores are due to open in Stockton, West Yorkshire and the South East by June.21-Jan-2009

Cleveland Bridge is to create 200 new jobs at its Darlington-based building and engineering business, mainly to work on an offshore contract at Haverton Hill on the River Tees.21-Jan-2009

Pontin's is planning to double the capacity of its holiday park at Pakefield in Suffolk by 2012, with the creation of more than 100 jobs.21-Jan-2009

Tarmac is to create at least 35 jobs at a new concrete products factory due to open at the former Milbank Floors site in Weeting, Norfolk, in March.21-Jan-2009

Jurys Inns has unveiled plans to open four new budget hotels in Bradford, Glasgow, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Portsmouth by 2010, in a £90m investment that will create about 300 jobs.21-Jan-2009

BetFred is planning to expand its chain of 775 betting shops to 1,000 over the next three years, and 350 jobs will be created at the 40 new outlets due to open this year.21-Jan-2009

Sterecycle is to invest £10m in the expansion of its steam-based recycling plant in Rotherham by 2010, with the creation of up to 20 jobs, and is looking to build similar plants across the country.20-Jan-2009

Arcatech is to create ten new software engineering jobs at its telecoms office in Lisburn.20-Jan-2009

UK Coal is to submit plans to resurrect opencast coal mining operations on a 250-acre site at Butterwell in Northumberland, with the creation of up to 84 jobs.20-Jan-2009

Perth & Kinross Council and Angus Council are aiming to create 150 new jobs in tourism, having secured £0.4m of funding from the European Regional Development Fund.19-Jan-2009

Netexperts is planning to expand the workforce at its Nottingham-based IT support business from 11 to 20 this year, and new premises will open in Poplar Court, Lenton.19-Jan-2009

Weidenhammer UK is planning to invest a further £2m in the expansion of its cardboard packaging production plant in Bradford, and the 45-strong workforce will increase.19-Jan-2009

Asda is to set up a new merchandising department for its home and leisure division over the next few months, with the creation of an unspecified number of jobs.19-Jan-2009

Waitrose is planning to open at least nine new stores this year, as part of an expansion programme that will also involve the creation of 2,500 jobs and the acquisition of 13 Somerfield stores from Co-operative Group.19-Jan-2009

Bosch Thermotechnology is to seek permission from Wychavon District Council to build a new headquarters for its heating appliances manufacturing business near the M5 in Worcestershire, with the creation of up to 1,000 jobs by 2012.16-Jan-2009

Swinton is to recruit a further 46 staff at its insurance call centre in Manchester, and additional jobs will be created in various head office departments.16-Jan-2009

Perth & Kinross Council has approved plans from Crown Parks to build a £12m holiday centre at a former quarry near Stanley in Perthshire, including 250 chalets and the creation of 70 jobs.16-Jan-2009

Sword Group is planning to double the 69-strong workforce at its IT centre in Cwmbran this year, and a second office building will open in March.15-Jan-2009

Sekura Group is to create 40 new jobs at its windows and composite doors factory in Washington, having won a contract to refit homes in East Durham and North Tyneside.15-Jan-2009

Tesco is planning to create 10,000 jobs this year, as it continues to open new stores.14-Jan-2009

North Somerset District Council has approved plans for the £5m expansion of the Cadbury House Hotel Health Club & Spa in Congresbury by 2010, with the creation of 50 jobs.14-Jan-2009

Norwich Union is to create a further 50 jobs at its insurance office in Leicester, and its other "centres of excellence" will be in Bishopbriggs, Manchester, Norwich, Perth, Stretford and Southend.14-Jan-2009

Asda has unveiled plans to build a £25m 55,000 sq ft store at the Junction One retail park in Antrim, with the creation of 400 jobs.13-Jan-2009

Tesco has unveiled plans for a new store at Ystradgynlais in the Swansea Valley, with the creation of 180 jobs.13-Jan-2009

Millennium & Copthorne is to open two new hotels at the Central Village development in Liverpool in 2012, with the creation of more than 200 jobs.13-Jan-2009

Morrisons is planning to expand the 117,000-strong workforce in its chain of 382 supermarkets with 5,000 new jobs over the next year.13-Jan-2009

Sainsbury's is planning to create up to 5,000 jobs in its chain of supermarkets this year.13-Jan-2009

South Lanarkshire Council is to consider plans from Heritage London & Hanover to build a £20m 132-bedroom hotel at Peel Park in East Kilbride, which will create up to 70 jobs.12-Jan-2009

Ventura is to create 300 jobs at its new outsourcing call centre at the Leeds Valley Park estate in Stourton by September.12-Jan-2009

Debenhams is to start recruiting 110 staff for a new department store due to open in Bury St Edmunds in March.12-Jan-2009

Asda has won permission to build a £25m 28,500 sq ft store in Melksham, Wiltshire, with the creation of about 300 jobs.12-Jan-2009

Iceland is to acquire 51 former Woolworths stores, which will create up to 2,500 jobs.12-Jan-2009

Terra Solutions is investing £2.1m in a new facility in Newry, with the creation of eight jobs in Newry and 14 overseas, as part of the acquisition and expansion of the drilling and tunnelling operation of McAllister Brothers.09-Jan-2009

Torridge District Council is to consider plans from Marchmont for the development of a £15m residential care village in Bideford, with the creation of 150 new jobs.09-Jan-2009

EasyJet is to increase the number of flights from Manchester Airport this year, with new services to Greece, Corsica and Corfu and the creation of 33 jobs for cabin crew, pilots and support staff.08-Jan-2009

Homeserve is looking to expand the 1,300-strong workforce at its repair insurance and warranties business in Walsall with up to 100 new jobs.08-Jan-2009

Tesco has announced plans to build a fresh food distribution centre at Pilning near Avonmouth by spring 2010, with the relocation of up to 750 staff from Chepstow.08-Jan-2009

ProLogis has won approval to build a new warehouse complex at Greenham Common in Newbury, which could create up to 500 jobs.07-Jan-2009

South Tyneside Council has approved plans for the development of a £2m Ocean Beach amusement complex on South Shields sea front, with the creation of 30 jobs.07-Jan-2009

Calcarb is looking to expand the 110-strong workforce at its new carbon insulation products factory at the Eurocentral business park in Lanarkshire.07-Jan-2009

Tees Valley Regeneration has assisted On A Roll with the relocation of its sandwich production business to a larger unit at the Riverside Park in Middlesbrough, and 40 new jobs will be created.07-Jan-2009

Bluebird Care is planning to expand its nationwide chain of 34 home care services offices with 11 new sites by April 2009, with the creation of up to 500 jobs.07-Jan-2009

Bridgeway Consulting is to create up to 150 new jobs at its rail engineering business in Nottingham over the next 12 months.07-Jan-2009

Sainsbury's has unveiled plans to open a 25,000 sq ft store in Hawick by 2010, with the creation of 250 jobs.05-Jan-2009

Wellstream International is to build a new oil and gas technology centre at its Walker Riverside site on Tyneside, in order to consolidate 50 staff into one building and create ten new jobs.05-Jan-2009